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J-Bay in the news: Surfer’s shark-slap in terrifying Coast beach encounter

20 April 2017 By Port Elizabethan

Surfer’s shark-slap in terrifying Coast beach encounter: Photo Contributed/World Surf League via AP Contributed Mick Fanning punched a Great White shark in the face which came for him while surfing at Jeffreys Bay, South Africa in July 2015. Tim wasn’t sure if he hit the shark, all he cared about was getting to …
Source: “Jeffreys Bay” – BingNews.

Sophie Bell Does the Double Despite Shark Incident at Buffalo City Surf Pro: February convincingly outscored goofy-foot junior Joshe Faulkner (Jeffreys Bay) in their semifinal duel and retained the Man’s rankings lead heading into the third event in Durban next weekend. Sawyer jumped to No. 2 and posted an equally dominating …
Source: “Jeffreys Bay” – BingNews.

Naked and Afraid in South Africa: Day one was great, but my story begins with day two. Day two takes place in a small surfing town called Jeffreys Bay. If there was any indicator of how our night at Jeffreys Bay would be, it was when we arrived at the air bnb. We pull up to a house and …
Source: “Jeffreys Bay” – BingNews.

Poaching suspects appeal case: Police Captain Morne Viljoen, of the endangered species unit in Jeffreys Bay, last year told the court that some 76 rhino had been poached in the province since 2009. About 19 had been poached last year. This had placed the remaining national population of …
Source: “Jeffreys Bay” – BingNews.

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