Surfer Mick Fanning Fends Off Shark, Competition Suspended

Jul 19, 2015

Mick Fanning Arrives In Australia After Shark Attack / Mark Kolbe/Getty Images

Sharks are in the lineup. @Mick_Fanning is OK. The #JBayOpen Final is on STANDBY http://t.co/Kq8bZ5eIA7 http://t.co/FusEoR2EHM
— World Surf League (@wsl) July 19, 2015

Mick Fanning had an encounter with a shark during the World Surf League’s J-Bay Open in South Africa today, and the competition has been called off today. That’s pretty damn scary and it’s a good thing that Fanning apparently emerged unscathed.