Surfer fights off shark during South Africa competition
Posted Jul 19, 2015
A professional surfer had a close encounter with two sharks during a competition in South Africa on Sunday — and the dramatic ordeal was captured on live television. Australian surfer Mick Fanning fended off an attack and escaped the tense confrontation unscathed. But the scare led organizers of the J-Bay Open in Eastern Cape to cancel the finals. In terrifying footage broadcast on live TV, Fanning can be seen fighting to stay on his board as at least one of the sharks thrashes violently in the water.
(NBC News)
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