After finishing up a filming session at Cape Town’s Sandy Bay, pro surfer Michael February and videographer Steven Michelsen were attacked by two unidentified panga-wielding men.
According to Mikey and Steve, the two men had seen them setting up for the shoot earlier in the day. Then, while they walked back to the parking lot after the session at approximately 16:30, M-Feb behind Steve, they were ambushed. The culprits just started swinging without warning.
“We were walking back to the parking lot when it happened, which is about a 25 minute walk,” explained Mikey. “I was behind Steve and just heard this loud sound which was a panga hitting the back of my board.”
The next blow was aimed directly at Steve’s head and fortunately he was able to block it with his forearm before swinging back with a heavy tripod. After showing some resistance they were able to fend the attackers off, but couldn’t get a good enough look at them to describe their appearance…
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