“The former surfer was left screaming in agony…”
Ain’t no intro’s necessary for former world number 24, the Australian big-waver and 2001 Eddie Aikau winner Ross Clarke-Jones.
(Jamie Brisick summarises his career thus, “His wipeouts are right up there with Evel Kneivel’s.)
Last year, Ross appeared on Australian Survivor, a worldwide reality television franchise where a group of celebs are dumped on an island and compete in various survival challenges to avoid elimination etc.
Last person standing wins.
Ross, who was cast as “Mad Dog”, broke his ankle in a rope-swing challenge gone wrong.
In a shocking moment during last night’s episode of Australian Survivor, contestant Ross Clarke-Jones was horrifically injured after a rope he was swinging on broke.
The big wave surfer was sent hurtling towards the edge of a wooden deck, causing him to hit his leg and snap his ankle.
While his tribemates made it across, the rope broke during Ross’s swing, sending him plummeting to the ground below.
The 53-year-old could be seen laying on the floor after his fall as a medical team rushed on set.
“The rope just broke!” Ross cried out in pain as the medics treated him.
The medical team deemed the injury serious and could be heard saying:
“The injury is serious enough that we need to take him off.”
Not wanting to leave the show so soon, the contestant insisted that he was fine.
“I’m good I’m good. Just stretched something,” Ross adamantly said.
“I’ve been to a couple of physio appointments, I’ve had an operation. It’s a long road ahead still, I won’t be surfing for another four to six months. This is the hardest thing to do, surfing is my livelihood so I can’t do anything, it’s horrible,” he told TV Week
Now, Ross is seeing hell out of Endemol Shine Australia, the production company that produces Australian Survivor.
Ross, named as Howard Ross Clarke-Jones in court documents, is chasing damages for loss of past and present earnings, depression, anxiety, medical expenses etc.
“At the date of injury, the plaintiff was a professional big-wave surfer with sponsorship arrangements, including with Red Bull and Quiksilver…The plaintiff is and has been since his injury totally incapacitated for his previous employment and claims past loss of earning and future loss of earnings.”
Ross, who was paid twenty-five thousand dollars to appear in the series which featured a half-a-million dollar first prize, said, “I haven’t felt pain like that.
More as this unfurls, although legal matters do proceed at a glacial pace.
What about the poor viewers of this Australian Survivor trash?
Left screaming in a state of vacuous agony after wasting their time watching this bottom of the barrel garbage, mindless pap for the masses masquerading as entertainment..!
Get well soon Howard! :)))
Howard Jones…bahaha
What a Howie.
https://youtu.be/-OO9LloDSJo
Jebus Twillsy, sounds bad.
Some ultra weird tinnitus or have you gone west of the coastal ranges ?
Does HRCJ have any more names we don’t know about?
Lets litigate now, everyone’s learning how come on litigate with me..
“Depression and anxiety “!?
C’mon man!
You signed up for Survivor. It’s not a walk in the park. So you got injured. Suck it up buttercup! Why sue????
I do agree, and generally hate litigation stuff
But think, if he fell off the rope because of his fat gut, or slipped down the shit hole because he thought he hid his stash there…that’s on him
But they built that course and it didn’t hold up, so it’s got to be on them. Would have thought both parties could have agreed to a reasonable out of court settlement?
Dear Derek,
First, you open this blog post with a Jamie B. link?
(Suggestion: When writing your own article it’s best NOT to open your own blog post with a link to someone else who is better equipped with the pen. It just looks weak and you’re welcome.)
Second, poking fun at Chad for riding a mid-length is pathetic and shows your lack of board-to-height knowledge and I’m assuming overall board knowledge.
Conclusion: Give Chad a bit more of that W$L coin you’re hiding under your mattress.
Who’s midlenth Chad? He sounds like a dick.
Damn spell check…
For the record, I’m not sure what a dick sounds like but I’ll take your word for it.
A dick sounds very much like a dock, not a duck or a dyke or a deck or a dack.
Higher tone dick dock dick dock – hope that helps.
Ocourse behaving like a dick is one my specialities coz you can’t really behave like a dock.
That would be stupid and boring. But you can behave like a dork – I’ve got that covered too.
Pretty sure Chas is onto it.
We will have to ask Negs to weigh in at this point, but in the Kiwi vernacular it is impossible to distinguish between ‘dick’ the elevated wooden structure attached to the front of a house and ‘dick’ the male sexual appendage
Hah, another one with a hearing impediment !
They can’t say the plural of woman either.
Gtfo – wimmin. There ya go.
Docking?
To be attempted daily … but very hit and miss, I’m sad to say.
My bow is often rebuffed by the ports stern sea walls.
Judging by the way they bang on about Israel I don’t think they have the right hardware to complete the maneuver.
Oh! Like Tik Toc?
Ben Marcus this you?
No, but good guess.
However, the waves in Cardiff, CA tomorrow will be 3ft and full of kooks accordingly to Surfline.
Aloha Emoji!
Howard…
Hell win but the money will be all ready spent
The lawyers will pay for the victory lunch
Maybe
His meth dealers already impounded the red bull ski for collateral..
He looks like Tarzan, but the swing was made for Jane.
A slightly chubby Tarzan?
He is definitely legend status, and I think was a solid chance to win that show. Dam shame
He failed to make it without a jet-ski tow assist.
Do ya think he said, when deciding how much to sue for, “is it 20 mil, or 40 mil? I can’t remember “?
“i’m good., I’m good – just stretched something”!!! But surely sold TV week story for massive coin – should negate the legal fees no??