There has never been a sporting moment like it. Australian surfing legend Mick Fanning attacked by a great white shark during a surfing contest, all captured on live television. For an agonising 9 seconds Mick disappeared from view and the world held its breath to see who or what would emerge from this life and death struggle. Since he's returned home, Mick Fanning has been reflecting on his great escape, and tells 60 Minutes about his deepest thoughts and the nightmares that still haunt him

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For forty years, 60 Minutes have been telling Australians the world’s greatest stories. Tales that changed history, our nation and our lives. Reporters Liz Hayes, Allison Langdon, Tara Brown, Charles Wooley, Liam Bartlett and Tom Steinfort look past the headlines because there is always a bigger picture. Sundays are for 60 Minutes.