It’s a world full of ghouls out there, and breakfast television shows here in Australia were tripping over themselves to get the story out ASAP this morning, predictably wheeling out some dial-a-quote shark quack who wouldn’t know J-Bay from Jay-Z to hypothesise on matters that respected shark scientists know little about themselves. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. “I feel sick,” Taj commented after watching Mick and the shark. It was that close.

"I went there to show people that they [sharks] are beautiful creatures, so there was no chance of me fleeing that situation," he said. I wondered whether the live broadcast had a seven-second dump button and whether someone’s hand was hovering over it right now. For while there may have been plenty of fins above the water, there were none below as Derek Hynd sideslipped his friction-free 11’6” down through Supertubes, seemingly without a care in the world. From some gallows humour in the lineup with Pete Mel’s interview, to the slickness of the water patrol, to the general level of respect in the broadcast once the emotion percolated, to the logical and only conclusion that the final needed to be cancelled and the points split, the pro surfing brass handled the prospect of having one of their athletes – a world champion nonetheless – attacked on live TV as coolly, compassionately, and professionally as could be expected.

"Very quickly I saw the great white shoot into the picture.". Phil Mummert was surfing at Bunker Bay in Western Australia when he encountered the 13-foot great white shark. "Even though I wanted to go and do that, it was a very testing situation.". Mick, pale at the best of times had clearly dropped a few shades in complexion, but the initial shock of the incident was for the minute allowing him to laugh it off in an impromptu interview from the boat, make a couple of jokes, and marvel at his good fortune. I'd love to see another great white. Mick Fanning was about to be taken by a shark on live television during the final of a world tour event. Mr Gibb said he had booked in to do his open water diving ticket, and hoped to be back in the water and spending more time capturing vision of great white sharks.

Watching that big pec fin breach then roll on top of Mick, there seemed only to be one inevitable conclusion and it wasn’t going to be a good one. Shark bite was minor injury, but he suffered a heart attack afterwards and died 6 hours later …

Boy got lucky. From breaking news to debate and conversation, we bring you the news as it happens As Mick and the shark disappeared behind a wave, I wondered what sight would greet me once it passed. There was a chilling moment after Mick Fanning had been knocked off his board last night at Jeffrey’s Bay by what was clearly – as the Mayor of Amity Island might call it – “a large marine predator”, Mick’s board having floated away, his legs kicking in the dark water, the shark still thrashing, the cameras still rolling, the world watching on in horror. We're not their food. Mick Fanning grew up in Ballina, where a bodyboarder was mauled a fortnight ago and is still in hospital fighting to save his legs.

In July a 36-year-old man died after being attacked by a shark north of Brisbane. His girlfriend wrote online that he was lucky to escape with his life and is “doing okay” after surgery. Kalgoorlie-based filmmaker Ash Gibb was filming underwater off Lucky Bay, 60 kilometres east of Esperance, when he was suddenly bumped violently from behind. I was in about five metres of water getting a great shot of this fish and I felt this massive thump from behind," he said.

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