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Caught On Tape: Pro Surfer Attacked By Shark On Live TV
If you thought your day was bad, remember: it can always get worse as pro surfer Mick Fanning found out earlier today when during the final of the World Surfing League's J-Bay Open in South Africa, he was attacked by a shark.
Perhaps for the first time ever, the stunning encounter was captured on live TV. But most amazing, after Fanning felt the shark attack, he "punched" the shark in the back, which then promptly lost interest and Fanning got away completely unscathed.
From CBS:
"I felt something grab, got stuck in my leg rope, and I instantly just jumped," a still-shocked Fanning said immediately after the incident. "It just kept coming at my board."
The Australian three-time world champion was lifted out of the water by a rescue jet ski mere seconds after the attack, which happened when he was paddling out to catch his first wave.
"I just saw fins, I didn't see teeth," he said. "I was waiting for the teeth to come at me. I punched it in the back."
The WSL issued an official statement following the incident: "We are incredibly grateful that no one was seriously injured today. Mick's composure and quick acting in the face of a terrifying situation was nothing short of heroic and the rapid response of our Water Safety personnel was commendable -- they are truly world class at what they do."
The competition was canceled following the attack.
The full dramatic encounter shown here.
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Inverse sushi.
SHARK ATTACK - The Surf Punks (1982)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD3ZyFWYlLM
"Mick's composure and quick acting in the face of a terrifying situation was nothing short of heroic..."
So now self-defense is "heroic".
Is ZH the new yahoo news? Who gives an eff?
In other news: man in Mediterranean gets stung by jelly fish...
This just in........OchoomO sucks another 18 holes on the back nine.
Self-defense is heroic, sure, but not as heroic as like, cutting your balls off and wearing a dress.
Wait. Last I heard Brusssey didn't have his crotch remodeled and's just a crossdresser. Well, better ask a Kardaishian.
Or better gargle with DranoTM
Yeah, but it's a fucking good way to take the heat out of a murder charge.
The trick is not to panic when you're about to be eaten
Yes, it ruins the flavor of our meat.
Tell Jammie Dimon
Surfer attack: Why are so many rooting for the SHARK?
http://tinyurl.com/pyjx7a3
Must be a slow news day.
There an ETF for that?
If ocean life dies, we die.
We get most of our O2 from ocean life.
Without it, we suffocate.
Demons are in charge.
IMHO the "demons" want to tax everything on this earth, including the C02 humans exhale. They don't try to tax volcanos. One medium erruption puts out more C02 than 100 years of global human industrialization.
Or maybe they did try to tax the volcanos, and the earth answered with fukishima. Massive die offs of prey species for sharks, especially sea lions, means the sharks are going to have to try for surfboards, which look exactly like sea lions from below.
Mother nature always wins. Even against augustus ceasar/al gore.
I fear demon possessed politicians more than the CO2 tax.
You should too.
Agreed. From my perspective, tax regimes, especially like the US tax code, are designed by governments to do things the people would never go along with. So if you have a tax code that is based on war provisioning, even in peacetime, the people will subconciously want war. They have never needed the money taken in to pay for war. They have a printing press and a 17T debt for our grandkids to pay. The taxing system is about controlling thought/behavior. Exactly like Keynes said.
To analyze carbon taxes in the same way, On the surface, by taxing petro carbons, they want "clean" energy. Wind, solar, nuclear. for the reading between the lines read paragraph 1. And don't drink the water. Not because volcanos put out carbon, but because the sharks/politicians understand the circularity of things better than we do.
I see only destruction for billions and a utopia for a few.
Not sustainable unless you kill the billions.
letting governments, or some supra national entity, tax ALL economic activity more than they already do is going to save the planet? Bullshit. All of this is just a scheme to steal more money from us all. If obama and others like him really cared, they would do more than give our tax dollars away to people like elon musk. The US govt/military is the number one carbon emiter in the world. Drastically reducing our military footprint in the world would reduce a lot of carbon emissions, and as commander in chief, he has control over that. But he doesn't do it.
Global warming is nothing but a scam to steal more wealth from the masses and allow govt to have even more control over us. Don't fall for it
Fighting a shark ain't nothing; try fighting off a bunch of knockout punchers any of whom could be Barry's son.
Correction we get more of our o2 from plankton. If sharks were to disappear tomorrow, we wouldn't miss them.
Or lawyers or politicians
Sorry I wasn't specific on the life form asshole.
Yes, it's Plankton.
More specifically, the Algae they feed on.
All of our lives depend on the health of microscopic life.
How ironic is that?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWBmaKk32fE
Not as ironic as some Knob spouting wisdom?
I will reiterate: Sam & Dean Winchester know how to take care of demons.
Watch Supernatural and learn...
ban sharks
Let's wait until we get the shark's views on things such as gay marriage and the Rebel battle flag before we just ban them outright.
Pretty sure the shark self identifies as a gay killer whale.
I think Caitlyn Jenner's personal courage has helped the shark accept itself.
that's life...that's how it goes. You can get killed walking your doggie (Heat).
Is this supposed to be anything we should care about? The fucking world is melting down. Crack-up boom going on all over the place. And ZH is posting shark-nado videos now????
I'm sorry...I gave up on Drudgereport for doing that shit.
Please Tylers...don't start doing shit like Drudge. Stick to what you have always done best. We don't need any random click-tard bait posts. Just stick to the hard-core mother-fucking inside-baseball economic, financial, geo-political dirt that only you have ever been able to deliver to us.
Just be thankful it was not another story about Greece and Y-Anus.
Indeed...Greece and Yanis are becoming the next bull shit Kardashian/Cyrus shit.
Have a heart, Save_America1st.
Not yet again MOAR on, or by, or about Varoufakis, please. At least, the kind of sharks who miss surfers are funnier than the ones who pose as "game theory" professors and (cough) "finmins".
Obviously based upon the recent outcome, the Germans had their own game theory experts.
It gets a little difficult to come out on top when everyone's read Shin Zu.
Sorry for the down vote, it's just that I can't stand seeing that name as it reminds me of his or her face.
Which one is it supposed to be again? His or Her?
Ban sharks? Man, dat be raciss.
goddamned Mexican sharks
http://www.cracktwo.com/2015/07/guess-whos-taking-all-jobs-from.html
deyre taykin er jehbs!
Hey, that's o.k. That shark was at least documented.
Bullish news.
Fake.
Pro surfing...sorta like shorting the S&P.
Aussie papers are reporting it was a large great white. At the event some observers mistook it for 2 sharks, probably misled by seeing 2 fins, one dorsal, one tail.
Both Aussie surfing champions were understandably upset after it was over, but both reacted with great courage. Julian actually paddled toward Mick to offer his board before the JetSkis and safety boat arrived.
A very fortunate outcome. Both physically unharmed and Mick's board wasn't even scratched.
For the briefest of moments I thought... "and he's gone".
— Agent Smith, The Matrix, 1999
Isn't that the same guy who does commercials for the G.E. corporation?
Actually, virtually all life expands until it runs out of resources... this is nonsense.
Yeah, but it makes for great movie patter for the full retards that buy it hook, line and sinker.
And when they're being gassed in the FEMA camps and ground up into Soylent Green at least they'll know they were a virus as deadly as Ebola that had to be eradicated for the good of the children.
Idiot,
First, they will be rendered unto soylent oil, then the land whales will become soylent green.
You have been warned.
I heard Brian Williams saved the guy by showing up out of nowhere and punching the shark in the nose; then swam away into the distance.
Geraldo's version at eleven.
Geraldo's too busy having dinner with El Chapo.
(Just joking counselor, I know you didn't spring him for ratings).
That thing could have fucked him up.
A guy I knew wasn't so lucky. He lost nearly all of his bicep to the bone to a black tip reef shark as he was paddling his surf board, that must have thought he was something else. He ended up off the board in the water face to face with the shark and when it saw him it turned around and left. He almost bled to death getting to shore.
Yep, people have no idea the lack of respect the rest of the animal kingdom has for our supposed top dog status. We were hikking in Glacier Park, Montana years ago and we crossed a black bear. Normally, no big deal. But, this fucker was agitated to the max. We threw hot dogs...and any kind of food we had at it....nada. This bastard wanted out heads. We ran like mother fuckers and lived to tell about it at the local bar with our urine soaked pants.
That's fucked up, man. But was this area a gun-free zone?
But was this area a gun-free zone?
Not sure if that Natiional Park was gun free at the time. Some guys were packing heat. But, they were running like little girls being chased by a bumble bee.....just like me.
Fuck, man, I'd be "asses & elbows" if I saw that mo fo. I think my sphyncter muscles would have certainly failed me.
Yeah, it was fucked up. We kicked back like 30 beers between the 4 of us before our hands stopped trembling. The old guys at the bar were getting quite the kick out of it. At that time you could smoke in bars...the waitress probably emptied our ashtray every 5 minutes. No shit, this fucking bear had a rage on that day. Fucking bastard coulda caught and killed any one of us. Not sure why he did not.
Maybe the bear wasn't in for white meat that day? Sorry, that might be considered racist.
But I just couldn't resist.
The worst drive I know of is the one from I-90 North to Kalispell on MT 93 back in the days when MT speed limits were "reasonable and prudent". You had vehicles doing 95 mph and others doing 40 or less (farm implements). It was a miracle that we arrived in Kalispell in one piece. And I live in NW Wyoming, so I know mountain driving...
I know it's an old joke but did anyone admit that this thought crossed their minds after the encounter?
Two strangers were out backpacking in the woods. They came upon each other and decided to walk the next bit together. Around a bend in the trail they came face to face with a bear. One stranger drops to his knee, fetches his running shoes from his backpack and begins the removing his hiking boots. The other stranger just stares and says, "There is no way you can run faster than that bear."
The kneeling stranger stands up and replies, "I don't have to be faster than the bear. I only have to be faster than you."
This guy was attacked by two whites at once about 27 seconds. He had another close call later. There is an interesting theory that some people may put off a stronger electrical signal putting them more at risk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciI9VzllMzs
reminds me of the joke, two cannibals, one says "are some people better than others?", other cannibal says, "depends on the way you cook them"
Two cannibals, one says to the other, "Does this clown taste funny to you?"
Me and a old buddy at work have come up with some rules in our old age.
Rule #1
Never go anywhere that you are not at the top of the food chain.
Never go anyplace where you might become a hostage.
Good one Amish, I will add it to the list lol.
#2 Never get airborn. Two rungs up a ladder is the max you should ever get off the ground.
#3 Stay away from horses, you are breaking rule #2 if you get up on one, plus they can hurt you just standing near them. Christopher Reeves is your prime example of what a horse can do to you.
Nothing about the price of platinum?
Well, Platinum is about to nose dive, given the 90 million ton, $5.4 Trillion dollar
asteroid that's about to fly by:
http://www.infowars.com/platinum-asteroid-potentially-worth-5-4-trillion-to-pass-earth-on-sunday/
"Holy Shit. Excuse me".
I have fished the ocean for 40 years and I never go swiming in it. I have seen far too many beast out there.
FF, that made me laugh!
When I was a kid I spent every summer in the river near Elizabeth City. One day the rotting head of a toothy gar washed up on our beach. It was the first time I had ever seen one and I was terrified. I ran back to the house to get my mom to show her the creature. And when she said "It's just a gar.", I looked at her in utter shock and wailed, "You knew those were in here!?"
I was so positive it was a man-eating crocodile fish monster. heh!
To make myself feel better about the whole thing, I used the gar head to scare the shit out of my baby sister. (And I eventually got over it.) But you are absolutely right about the ocean, and I can totally relate!
This is a great interview describing how central planning has increased shark attacks on the Grand Strand. I don't hit INFOWARS often but this guy is dead on. Oops posted wrong interview hadn't realized he had done many.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poxX8GpsgmM
the water on the west coast is much warmer than usual but no excessive rise in attacks. i did notice some well marbled flesh on the beach, dont they sell Slimfast back there?
About 11 minutes.
PUNCH!
Fuck off, shark...
I'm workin' here.
that shark is racist....and the surfer is racist too for not letting the shark eat him...the waves didnt seem racist tho. But I am sure I am just not thinking hard enough, because they have to be racist...obama and the democrats say so. I wonder if drving black limos like obama does is racist?
Off topic for a Sunday....but through much study, I mean tons of hours, I am a biblical scholar that dislikes all the churches. I have come to the conclusion that david icke is correct and that there are friggin reptile beings on this planet...If you dont see it in kissinger, hillary, bryzinski, bush senior etc, you are blind. I truly believe it and I consider myself fairly well learned, and not gullible. thanks for letting me share...
The vegans gotta be pissed off now because that surfer punched that shark. The cheek!
Have you read any of the Nag Hammadi about the "Archons" (which roughly translates to demons) and what was said about Israel being a nest? I am not buying into it yet but sometimes I wonder.
No but I will now...thanks...i am somewhat obcessed with learning. it is of my opinion we have been so lied to all our lives its beyond belief. My mother and father who would be 90 years old now didnt teach me because they were brainwashed in the matrix also....this has been going on for centuries. The reptiians have been hiding all kinds of things from us, from who we really are, technology, and so forth. I hate them. Now they are spraying our friggin skies with toxic metals, and poisoning us with gmo and vaccines...they are evil...they are not wise, but they are clever. They cannot create but they can distort creation. God is simply waiting for them to burn themselves out. If he destroyed them, then he would be a dictator and no better than the evil ones. So we wait, and we look forward to eternity. In the mean time, we give them as much hell as they deserve....buy precious metals, grow your own veggies, have firearms, be good to others, dont eat gmo or take vaccines. get out of the matrix.
Definitely read it. It was discovered in Upper Egypt in 1945 and it dates back to 2nd century AD. The Gnostics delineated themselves from mainstream Christianity and so were eventually slaughtered.
The Library of Alexandria was run by the Gnostics. If you want to give yourself the creeps read about the description of the two primary forms "Archons" allegedly take when they take physical form (texts treat them as mostly non physical). Translations are all over the internet.
Sam and Dean Winchester will take care of those demons, no problem.
Actually, I am beginning to think that Kissinger et al are from another planet or something. I mean, Kissinger was an old geezer when I was 3, at that was 49 years ago!
For me it's not so much that I believe it but that people went to extreme lengths, including mass murder, to prevent me from being able to read it. Information or differing opinions should not be a threat to anybody with good intentions.
Get this tabloid BS off of my ZH.
Not even a "worst shark attack since Lehman"?
"Shark attack conspiracy theory becomes shark attack fact."
where is my list of 16 reasons sharks attack?
If there was ever a REAL posotive use for a god damned $500 quadcopter drone, this would probably be "it".
A look out for sharks.
Being done already. Google more evil..."drones used to spot sharks"...
Standard Disclaimer: One can use phrases when searching. So when you post, you can say, hey look someone finally came up with a good use for a drone...
"Pro-surfer"? Is that some kind of joke?
ZH has truly jumped the shark with a story like this.
Maybe if they'd turn off that Fukashima radiation spigot, the Ocean could cool back down,
and sharks and such could go back to being normal.
Fortunately this was one of those pussy Great Whites, now if that had been a Wall Street shark that dude would be fish turds.
I saw an interview with of all people Kevin Smith. He was talking about he was scared shit of sharks since going to see Jaws. Anyway he then said he removers in summer 2001 the news was blasting Sharks everywhere on all MSM scaring people. He said this year is even worse in the MSM regarding shark attacks. His point. 9/11 took the Sharks off the front pages. Conspiracy Theory or Fact ????????
What do you mean no one got hurt?
I'm sure that shark still feels that bruise it got. Poor shark. He's just trying to feed his family, you know.
/sarc
Next thing you know, surfers will be poking sharks in the eye
with their selfie sticks. Damn, humans are mean.
SHARK WEEK PORN.
I fail to see why this is news.
I live in Hawaii, and I surf regularly. When I tell mainlanders I'm a surfer, the typical response is "aren't you afraid of being attacked by a shark?". Not one person has ever said "aren't you afraid of dying in a car crash on your way to the beach?".
On the island where I live, the frequency of fatal shark attacks is about one every ten years. The frequency of fatal traffic accidents is about one per month.
Do the math.
1 X 12 X 10 = 120 : 1
1÷10 = sharks are still much scarier
On a more serious note, the chances of a very good driver being killed on the road are much lower. In other words, you have more control over avoiding a fatal car accident than a random shark attack (assuming that you are swimming in shark infested waters.)
Much like the "odds" of dying in a plane crash.
When they say that flying is much safer than driving, it's all relative.
When a car crashes, chances are you'll survive. When a plane crashes, fatalities are usually 100%.
So if you're the one on the plane that goes down, you've got 0% chance of survival.
So once again, the odds of dying in a terrorist attack still falls below that of getting killed by a shark.
(Seems to hold true whether you are in the water or not...)
You drive your surfboard back and forth to work everyday?
Probably just Hillary - on her amphibious broomstick - looking for a snack.
Fanning = the Iran nuclear deal, the shark = Netanyahu
Let's see what the future holds.
Jeff Spicoli would have continued
Did you know that Nicolas Cage was in that movie? He's got a bit part as one of the cooks.
Just watched Fast Times at Ridgemont High again the other day.
I saw phoebe cates tits
Spicoli - ha! Reports are that this shark was attacking while under the influence after smoking a ..... REEFER.
Ok. Ok. I'll stop :P
Federal Wild Life Conservation Area .... Do not feed the sharks ! Fine and or jail time for violators !
Not surprising that if we fish out and rad out the oceans the sharks have to turn to humans to survive.
Hang up your surfboards. Those heavies have got your number.
re "... I punched it in the back."
Pussy. Chuck Norris woulda bitten the shark.
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Ocean khazars.
can't we fight these banksters who are ruining our lives this way, that was one fight !
As a shark expert ...ugh ... ugh I can confidently say that they seldom attack human beings. Except when they do more often than you expect.
Note to Tylers: More Paige Spiranac, who gives a damn whether or not some surfer almost became shark food...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdgDQXnpAYA
http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/coroner-man-drowns-in-los-ange...
wtf?!
can I get a chart comparing this years shark attacks relative to shark attacks in 1932?
"...Holy shit, ... excuse me ..." with a stuffy South African accent, it sounded funny at the time. Oh well fuck it, End the Fed. Hang the banksters.
Done.
that's what great whites do, they bump into a possible snack (a piece of flotsam) to check it out with their sensitive sensory organ.
once the surfer proved to be more alive and kicking the fish made the descision to go for an easier meal.
he got white face on. dat be rayciss.
Guess what happens when you put a species under stress through depleting its food supplies. It adapts or dies out. Thank you for your radical new ideas, Charles Darwin.