In 2015, the surf world stood still. Mick Fanning, the three-time world champ from Australia, paddled out for the Finals of the J-Bay Open at Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. Two minutes into the heat ...

Australian surfer Mick Fanning was attacked by a shark Sunday during the World Surfing League's J-Bay competition in South Africa. Photo: YouTube/WSL ...

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In 2015, pro surfer Mick Fanning was lucky to emerge unscathed from a close encounter with a shark during a competition in Johannesburg. Now he is on a mission to understand these creatures ...