Australian Surfer Attacked by Shark During Competition

By Published on July 20, 2015

A surfing competition in South Africa was canceled Sunday after championship Australian surfer Mick Fanning escaped a shark attack minutes into the event.

Organizers of the J-Bay Open, the sixth stop on the 2015 Samsung Galaxy World Surf League Championship Tour, canceled the remainder of the competition after clearing the waters.

Video of the incident appears to show two sharks circling the three-time World Surf League champion. The Water Safety Team pulled Fanning and fellow competitor Julian Wilson out of the waters to safety.

Read the article “Australian Surfer Attacked by Shark During Competition” on cnn.com.

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