The finals day of the World Surf League’s New Zealand Pro event was paused after a photographer was attacked in the water by a sea creature that organisers believe was a shark or sea lion.
The incident happened as Brazilian surfers Yago Dora and Italo Ferreira competed in the men’s semi-finals in Raglan on the North Island.
A ‘code red’ was activated with the event put on hold on Monday while medical teams responded.
Renato Hickel, World Surf League vice-president of tours and competition, said the photographer, Australian Ed Sloane, had “small puncture wounds” and was taken to hospital by ambulance.
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