Surfer returns to water days after shark attack

Mick Fanning posted this photo to his Instagram page days after he was attacked by a shark in South Africa. (Instagram Photo/mfanno) (Copyright by WSLS - All rights reserved)

WISH – Less than a week after he was attacked by a shark on live TV, pro-surfer Mick Fanning was back in the water.

Over the weekend, Fanning posted a photo to his Instagram page saying, in part, "First surf back. Feels so good."

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Just days before, Fanning was competing in the JBay Open in Jeffrey's Bay in South Africa when a shark's fins appeared on camera and he disappeared underwater.

Fanning swam to safety before crews pulled him out. He was unharmed, but visibly shaken. He posted a photo of himself hugging one of the people who came to his aid.


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