The men's room with Miles and Thrill.

Here's a wild one.

Final stay at the top serving contest in New Zealand briefly turned into a rescue scene

with a photographer was bitten in the water.

The World Surf League triggered a code red and halted the New Zealand pro at Ragland

on Monday after Australian photographer Ed Sloan was injured during the men's semi-final heat

featuring Brazilians Jagodura

and Italio Ferreira per the BBC

League officials

Renato Hickle described a sea life attack

adding Sloan was taken to a hospital

with puncture wounds to his left foot

he had a flipper ripped off, per the

garden. Organizers suspect he was bitten by a shark or a sea lion. One doctor on the scene

favoring the sea lion theory. That means the guy that was bitten. It's like, no man, it was a shark.

Well, the two surfers witnessed the commotion, and they were described as shaken.

Contributing to the decision to pause the competition for several hours, when the event

resumed, extra safety precautions were in place, including more jet skis and a drone scanning

the waves.

In a statement, Sloan Thangmetics and safety crews, noting the unknown creature came from

directly below.

And when he termed, nightmare fuel, he now faces surgery, but should be fine.

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