“They did CPR on him for 20 minutes and then put a sheet over him… he seemed very dead.”
Five days ago, a man in his forties was pulled unconscious from “shockingly cold” water by other surfers at URBNSURF, Australia’s only commercially operating wavepool.
A statement from URBNSURF said they’d reviewed the footage which showed “the surfer collapsed while paddling out and did not the hit the wall”.
The man was taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital in a critical condition. No update since.
A surfer who was in the lineup when the incident happened says the man “didn’t make the drop on a wave and just kind of tumbled and then all I saw was him floating but that was a little bit after…it took some time for people to get to him. It was weird. They did CPR on him for twenty minutes and then put a sheet over him and we all assumed the worst. Then the news says he’s in a critical condition in hospital and that’s it. Have heard nothing since. Not even a call from Urbnsurf. Just seems very odd. He seemed very dead as awful as that sounds.
The water, even this early in winter, was “shockingly cold,”he says. “I felt like I had a heart attack when I went under.”
The worst part, he says, is not knowing what happened to the man.
“Poor guy. Wish we had some clarity. It was a pretty traumatic experience.”
Surfers were offered counselling and given credit for the value of surf sessions missed or interrupted, the credit redeemed via a promo code.
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There’s a comp on?
3-point presentation ‘failed.’
next?
I’ve been using it.
Tati got grossly underscored while Steph out here cruising around like it’s an exhibition of some sort getting massive scores, da fuck. It’s anti g banger shade fo sho.
Lots of 805/Conner Coffin commercials…….not a lot of Conner in the lineup.
cheap shot but funny
Yago Dora’s air in the WSL contest today was insane. It would have looked even better if WSL had a camera closer to water level. It looks like the only two angles they had was the drone and from up on a cliff.
Did you see Jordy looking to drop in on that wave, tried to pull out, then got pulled over the falls.
Jordy will win the world title, I’m sure of it.
No, he won’t ever.
It was a joke.
Then we are both comedians.
This has all the feel of a QS
Lots of local coke dealers at the comp looking for Strider
And kaipo.
Caroline marx looks less top heavy.
She’s wearing Ty Ty’s rainbow trunks
Colors are violence
Fyi Rosy is back. So great
she is the best WSL commentator
Shannon is dynamic
Dynamic at making your ears bleed.
Who is Mitch
Thorson?
I think his last name is Salazar — WSL seems to use him when they need a commentator who speaks Spanish. I think he is a good surfer, even tho he looks a little overweight. The only good thing I can say about his commentary is he’s better than Turpel.
Now you’re not joking.
I don’t like his over pronunciation of spanish names, but he’s showing respect.
El Salvador Comment Live:
Two things the WSL must do
1) fire joe turpel
2) see 1
https://i.imgflip.com/6jsby…
Surfers should just body surf all the waves as a protest
Waves are good for Filipe.
Shockingly cold water? Maybe BG needs to write an article about that wild new invention, the wetsuit.
How many bitcoins was JMD paid to run the contest in this slop?
How despo are they to run in this shit?
Horrible conditions, horrible new hair for the judges gifted one.
No live thread… that’s what happens when your principles don’t surf.
Or when one is in Europe and the other Australia so its the middle of the night.
Excuses are like belly buttons.
Some are inies; some are outies?
mostly innies, occassional outies, some inbetween, all useless.