‘That’s when I begin to scream’: Mick Fanning on punching a great white shark
The Australian surfing champion was famously monstered by a great white shark while competing against fellow Aussie Julian Wilson in the 2015 world tour event final at Jeffreys Bay in South Africa. The attack was broadcast live on TV. Here, in an extract from his memoir, All Heart, he relives the encounter
TL;DR
- Mick Fanning, an Australian surfing champion, was attacked by a great white shark.
- The attack happened during the 2015 world tour event final at Jeffreys Bay, South Africa.
- He was competing against fellow Australian Julian Wilson at the time.
- The incident was broadcast live on television.
- Fanning relives the encounter in an extract from his memoir, 'All Heart'.