Surfer Mike Fanning describes lucky escape after shark encounter caught on live TV
There has never been a sporting moment like it. Australian surfing legend Mick Fanning attacked by a great white shark during a surfing contest, all captured on live television.
For an agonising 9 seconds Mick disappeared from view and the world held its breath to see who or what would emerge from this life and death struggle. Since he's returned home, Mick Fanning has been reflecting on his great escape, and tells 60 Minutes about his deepest thoughts and the nightmares that still haunt him.
Safe at last: Champion surfer Mick Fanning after he has fought off the shark
“I was just sitting there and I felt something just get stuck in my leg rope, and I was kicking trying to get it away. I just saw fins. I didn’t see teeth. I was waiting for the teeth.”
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