We’re all in Mick’s corner today.
On what could be the deciding day of the 2015 world title, Mick Fanning woke up to horrible news this morning. According to Surfer’s Facebook post, “This year has presented more ups and downs for Mick Fanning than most can fathom. Today, he woke to the news that his older brother had passed away in his sleep.” Still, Mick paddled out and defeated Pipe veteran Jamie O’Brien in his Round 3 matchup to keep his world title hopes alive.
The Inertia reached out to Rip Curl team manager Matt Myers, who said the family requested not to speak to the media of the matter. Both Gabriel Medina and Mason Ho sent their love to the Fanning family in their post-heat interviews.
Mick Fanning tragedy#BREAKING: Reports this morning surfer Mick Fanning’s brother has passed away. We’ll bring you LIVE updates on TODAY.
Posted by TODAY on Wednesday, December 16, 2015
The three-time world champion is still wearing the scars from back in 1998, when his brother Sean died in a car accident along with fellow surfer Joel Green. Our deepest condolences go out to Mick and his family. Today, we’re all in Mick’s corner. We will provide more information on this tragedy as it comes through.
