Still gnarly: Gnarly Charley Hajek surfs on a year after bull shark bite
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Still gnarly: Gnarly Charley Hajek surfs on a year after bull shark bite
The shark bite broke Gnarley Charley’s streak of consecutive surfing days and brought the champion surfer international attention.
Gnarly Charley still surfing a year after bull shark bite in NSB
Champion surfer Gnarly Charley Hajek was bitten by a bull shark Sept. 22, 2024, in New Smyrna Beach, the Shark Bite Capital of the World.
GnarlyCharleyHajekisstillgnarlyayearafterabullsharkprowlingNewSmyrnaBeach,akatheSharkBiteCapitaloftheWorld,broughtthesurferpainandfame.
TheeightstitchesonHajek’sanklehavehealedupnicelysincethesharktookabiteoutofthe18-timeEastCoastsurfingchampiononSept.22,2024.
HajekwassurfingontheNewSmyrnaBeachsideofPonceInletwhenhesteppedoffhisboardanddirectlyontoabullshark.Thesharkwasnotpleased.
“Icouldn’tseeit.Itcouldn’tseeme.NextthingIknowIsteppedonitanditretaliated,”Hajeksaid.
ThebullsharkendedHajek’s148-dayconsecutivesurfingstreak.
ButHajekdidn’tstayoutoft
