'White Lightning' stops the J-Bay show on historic high

A surfer known as "White Lightning" achieved a world first yesterday when he fought off a shark during the finals of a major surfing competition. Mick Fanning has been hailed as a hero after he punched a shark that attacked him during the final heat of the J-Bay Open surfing competition.The encounter, captured by television cameras and beamed around the world, became an instant internet sensation.