Mick Fanning was the surfer attacked during the surfing final in Jeffrey’s Bay, South Africa. If you watch closely, you can also see his competitor Julian Wilson swimming TOWARD him to help him after he is attacked.

Fanning noted that the shark pulled or was stuck on his cord and was pulling him under until the cord broke. “I punched him in the back”, Fanning noted. Fanning, while shaken, suffered no injuries in the attack.