One week ago, Mick Fanning's shark attack, from which he was completely unscathed, became viral all over the world after a shark popped out of nowhere to attack him before he ultimately repelled it through kicks - and now, the surfing champion is back in the waters of Australia.
Last weekend, the Australian surfer was in a competition in South Africa when the Mick Fanning shark attack suddenly happened, and the surfing champ ended up turning into a viral sensation viral after fighting off a shark on live television in what looked like something straight out of "Jaws," but now he's gone back to the waters to continue doing what he loves.
According to The Guardian, Mick Fanning's shark attack isn't about to stop the surfer from going through with his passion, as he celebrated the birthday of his late friend and surfing buddy by going back in the water in his honor after the dreadful attack.
Una foto publicada por Mick Fanning (@mfanno) el 24 de Jul de 2015 a la(s) 2:55 PDT
The Independent reports that Fanning, a three-time world champion in surfing, said he surfed alone in his hometown (Tweed Heads, New South Wales), days after Mick Fanning's shark attack, posting a silhouette snap of himself on Instagram.
"First surf back. Feels so good. Surfed by myself but had Andy in my thoughts. Happy Birthday brother #AIforever," he wrote.
Since the original video of Mick Fanning's shark attack was posted earlier this week, more than 19.3 million people have seen it, though it's been said that it wasn't so much a shark attack but rather a mis-appreciation of the much-maligned water animal.
""The reality is that a shark, in great proximity to a person, didn't bite the person, didn't bite their board, swam away - and [yet] we have gone full tilt on 'shark attack,'" Christopher Neff, a researcher of media coverage of sharks, told Vox. "That's not what sharks do when they're trying to bite people. You don't see all that splashing."
Anyway, in case you missed it, you can watch the frightening Mick Fanning shark attack video below.
