CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A British man lost parts of both legs when he was attacked by a great white shark Wednesday after he ignored warnings and went swimming at a Cape Town, South Africa, beach, authorities said.

The 42-year-old man apparently made it back toward shore at  Fish Hoek beach and was pulled from the water by a bystander who left before he could be identified, according to the Press Association news agency.

An amateur video taken shortly after the attack was uploaded to YouTube and shows a shark still lurking in the water after the mauling victim was stabilized on the beach and airlifted to Constantiaberg Medi-Clinic in critical condition.

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Technology in the line up has been a rather taboo topic over the past few years. And although action sports POV cameras are now becoming more accepted and regularly seen on the boards and heads of fellow surfers, the subject of using media players and/or phones while surfing has had mixed reviews and historically more negative cementation from the peanut gallery. Personally, I hold the same distaste for headphones in the line up as most, especially at a crowed break. They can make it dangerous as the operator can be distracted and unaware of what’s going on around them. However, as I started to explore Stand Up Paddle Boarding more this year I found myself wanting tunes on flat days when we would go on longer journeys or when I was using the SUP for more circuit based training. I reached out to our friends at H20 Audio and after explaining my problem they said that they had just the solution.

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Surfer Keith Malloy’s movie about his passion for bodysurfing: “It’s about taking a breath, and kicking your feet, in the big blue sea come hell or high water.”

 

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