By Dayne Hudson
At first you think it's fake.
But the bad news is....it's not.
Mick Fanning, an Australian triple World Surfing Champion, is lucky to be alive after a close encounter with a shark in the final of the J-Bay open in South Africa.
Fanning was knocked off his board minutes into the final by the shark, but luckily wasn't seriously injured.
Surfing officials arrived quickly to help him climb aboard their support boat.
Despite the lucky escape, Fanning was clearly rattled after the encounter.
"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" Fanning said.
"I just saw fins. I was waiting for the teeth."
Fanning says he managed to "get a punch into its back".
The final has been put on hold by organisers as the risk is obviously too high.
Ah, I think I'll stick to the gym...
