Soon after the start of the final of the tournament, the shark surfaced beside Fanning and knocked him off his surfing board. After a quick altercation, surfing offials appeared on the scene on a support boat to help him.
He said he kicked the shark and managed to get a punch on the back of the mammal.
“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,” Sky reported the 34-year-old recalling the encounter. “I just saw fins. I was waiting for the teeth.”
The final has been put on hold as the organisers believe it is too risky to continue the high-profile competition.
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