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Attacks. a swimmer was killed in a nearby beach. this beach has such big waves it s called super tubes. the championships were taking place there. why do surfers risk their lives to get the perfect waves? we are told this beach is home to the best right-hand surf break in the world. fanning is lucky his right hand and the rest of him are still intact. patti ann: they did call off the rest of that competition and he and the second place surfer julian wilson split the winnings. bill: unbelievable stuff. if the camera was a little bit hire you could see all that play out. patti ann: the shark got snuck ....
A competition. this area, j-bay was infamous for shark attacks. a man was killed here two years ago. the competitions like this one african leg of the world surfing league championship, happen here pretty much monthly basis throughout the year. why do they risk their lives in the search for a perfect way? because as j-bay s tourist department that the beach at j-bay has the best right hand surf break in the world. but it is dangerous. i can vouch for that, jon. once i was riding surf near her on my jet-ski and a great white came up right beside me. jon? jon: wow, paul tilsley, personal experience there. thank you paul. heather: too close for comfort for me. new next hour of happening now. commuter nightmare after a section of busy interstate just collapses. how did this happen and when will the highway reopen? fire incident at nascar. didn t exactly happen on the ....
this job is very rewarding. and to fulfill people s excitement on an hourly basis is awesome. captain nichols and his crew are trained to deal with just about every problem that arises on the water. my number one job is to make sure everybody knows about the safety briefings so that nobody gets injured. i basically treat all of my customers like my own children. but on this afternoon, captain nichols finds himself in a situation he never anticipated. as i was leaving the harbor almost to the surf break i looked to my right. and i seen a high-speed boat coming at us. the boat appears to be one of the local patrols which sometimes travel at high speed when responding to calls. last minute within 50 yards of the boat i realize that that is not a patrol boat. that was a civilian boat and had to take action at that point. ....
captain nichols swerves to avoid a collision, but the group is not out of danger yet. greg longnecker is the owner of the parasailing company and recognizes his boat from the shoreline. as i was driving out i saw a boat at a high rate of speed cross the stern of the man o war that jamal was operating. it didn t dawn on me at fifrs what was going on. then i looked and was amazed at what i saw. nearby a local cameraman is filming surfers in the area and sees the commotion. what is going on? are they, like, trying to run over someone? within moments it becomes clear that the parasailing group is under attack. after he made his first pass by us after i avoided a collision, he whipped his boat around, did a 180 in the surf break and charged right back at us again. i realized that this man was deliberately trying to hit us. with no apparent provocation, ....
The parasailing company and recognizes his boat from the shoreline. as i was driving out i saw a boat at a high rate of speed cross the stern of the man o war that jamal was operating. it didn t don on me at first. then i looked and was amazed at what i saw. nearby a local cameraman is filming surfers in the area and sees the commotion. what is going on? are they, like, trying to run over someone? within moments it becomes clear that the parasailing group is under attack. after he made his first pass by us after i avoided a collision, he whipped his boat around, did a 180 in the surf break and charged right back at us again. i realized that this man was deliberately trying to hit us. with no apparent provocation, captain nichols is shocked they ve become a target. but he isn t left with much time to think. little bit of panic. i had to keep a clear head to ....