Manufacturing engineering junior Jack Adema and marine science junior Johnny Paneno have been surfing almost every day in San Luis Obispo for the last two years. “My mental state goes way downhill if I don’t surf,” Paneno says. “You get thrown in the flow state in the water, you don’t have to think — just […]
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Six weeks after being attacked by a shark, Nick Wapner is back in the water
Not many people can say they have been bitten by a shark and lived to surf again. Communication studies sophomore Nick Wapner was attacked by a shark at Montaña de Oro State Park off Sandspit Beach in Jan. 2019. Both his legs were bitten, but after only six weeks, Wapner was back in the water. […]
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Cal Poly student survives shark attack at Montaña de Oro
Hearing about sharks in the water is often enough to keep people from surfing, but for communication studies sophomore Nick Wapner, surviving a shark attack is only a minor setback. “I’m definitely going to keep surfing. The ocean is probably where I feel most at home and get my peace,” Wapner said. Wapner was surfing […]