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Mick Fanning Of Australia shortly before being attacked by a shark during the Final of the JBay Open on Sunday July 19, 2015. Screengrab: WSL
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Mick Fanning Of Australia looks back shortly before being attacked by a shark during the Final of the JBay Open on Sunday July 19, 2015. Screengrab: WSL
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Mick Fanning of Australia (pictured blue) raises his hand and swims away from his board after being attacked by a shark in the Final of the JBay Open as his fellow competitor Julian Wilson (in red) swims to help him on Sunday July 19, 2015. Screengrab: WSL
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Mick Fanning of Australia (pictured blue) takes in the gravity of the situation from the safety of the jet ski as the water safety team continue to look for the shark that attacked Fanning during the final of the JBay Open on Sunday July 19, 2015. Photo: WSL/Kirstin Scholtz
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Mick Fanning of Australia (pictured blue) and Julian Wilson (red) are taken to the safety boat after Fanning was attacked by a shark during the Final of the JBay Open on Sunday July 19, 2015. Photo: WSL/Kirstin Scholtz
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Mick Fanning of Australia (pictured blue) emotionally explains what he went through while being attacked by a shark during the Final of the JBay Open on Sunday July 19, 2015. Photo: WSL/Cestari
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Mick Fanning of Australia (pictured blue) is consoled by 11X ASP World Champion Kelly Slater after being attacked by a shark during the Final of the JBay Open on Sunday July 19, 2015. Photo: WSL/Kirstin Scholtz
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Mick Fanning of Australia (pictured blue) holds his head in his hands in disbelief after being attacked by a shark during the Final of the JBay Open while fellow finalist Julian Wilson (red) looks on, on Sunday July 19, 2015. Photo: WSL/Kirstin Scholtz
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JBay Open Finalists Mick Fanning of Australia (pictured blue) is hugged by Julian Wilson of Australia after being attacked by a shark during the Final of the JBay Open on Sunday July 19, 2015.
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Mick Fanning of Australia (pictured blue) looked to the skies and thanked whoever was looking after him after explaining to Kelly Slater (USA) (pictured in t-shirt) what he went through while being attacked by a shark during the Final of the JBay Open on Sunday July 19, 2015. Photo: WSL/Cestari
By now, a good chunk of the planet has seen Mick Fanning’s shark attack/encounter at J-Bay. It was straight off a Hollywood script; a nightmare on live television. Mick is incredibly lucky, as is Julian. And all the viewers are, too. Seeing what could have happened is not something any of us would ever wish for. But seeing what actually happened… well, let’s just say this. Julian didn’t think twice before simply putting his head down and paddling toward his friend. The water safety crew was there in the blink of an eye. And Mick? Well, Mick threw punches at a giant shark.
