Charley Hajek, 62 — who fittingly goes by “Gnarly Charley” — was surfing in the foamy waters off New Smyrna Beach on Sept. 22 when he came face-to-face with a bull shark. “I stepped off ...
Known now as 'Gnarly Charley', he said: "The sun was out and the waves were fired and I did what I wanted to do." But disaster very nearly struck when he was coming in from the ocean on his 148th ...
Charley Hajek, the owner of Gnarly Charley Surf Series, thought he had seen and experienced it all. He’s helped many people out of the water after shark bites. “I’ve been stung by some nasty jellyfish ...
Charley Hajek, 62, nicknamed ‘Gnarly Charley’ by locals, was on his 148th straight day of surfing on September 22 when a shark attacked him. Hajek said he stepped off his surfboard and landed ...
Charley Hajek, 62, says even seeing 11 sharks since his foot was chomped, hasn't scared him off the board. Not even huge Hurricane Milton waves have stopped “Gnarly Charley" - as he's known - getting ...