Shannon Ainslie was a South African surfer, then aged 15, he became an Arctic surfer. Blame it on the sharks!

"On 17 July 2000, at Nahoon Beach in South Africa, I was an hour and a half into a surf session and paddled into a wave..."

"As I was doing so, a shark came from my left and flipped me into the air. Then, from the right, another shark came at me and missed.”

“The one on the left bit my board and my hand, taking me underwater with him."

"It happened so fast that I had no idea what was going on. I do remember it leaving me and staring at me, two feet away from my face."

"It then swam away and I returned to the surface. When I grabbed the board I saw my fingers dangling, a hole in my hand, and a lot of blood."

“That's when I realised that what seemed like a dream was real. And it was very scary.”

“I had 30 stitches in my right hand and underwent a complicated operation. I almost lost two fingers, but I've healed well.”

“It took a while to get back surfing and even longer at that beach.  But I did it. It's good to face fears and overcome them”.

"Now I live in Norway and surf in the Arctic, in waters as cold as they are spectacular, away from the sharks.”

And today, thanks to the hype of the attack and Arctic surfing, he has more than 150,000 followers across TikTok and Instagram.

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