"So sad. He was a legend."
The Hawaiian surf and skate prodigy Kalani David, who was twenty-four, has died of a seizure while surfing in Costa Rica, prompting a torrent of grief and love for the troubled kid.
Nathan Florence, Taylor Steele, Eli Olson, Kaipo Guerriero, Pat O’Connell, Zeke Law, poured out their sorrow over David’s death.
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As a teen, David was ranked higher than superstar skaters Bobby Burnquist and Bucky Laskek all the while competing as a surfer in the World Juniors Championships in Bali.
A rare talent.
Hawaiian-born David suffered from Wolff-Parkinson White Syndrome and seizures had become a part of life, at one point even undergoing open-heart surgery following a six-hour episode at home in Oahu.
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I meditate on that…
Kalani was next level talented. So sad to see a phenomenally gifted person go too soon.
Say hi to Rory when you see him.
Rest in paradise
Love to his family. That sucks
The only good thing about this news is that you got Zeke’s surname wrong. RIP.
Ive also been broken hearted after being dropped in on by Parkinson.
On to the next life champion
All class, yet when your mate died you were here sooking to everyone.
Exactly
Such a shame.
Condolences to his family and friends.
So sad, RIP Kalani
WPW is a congenital heart condition that causes irregular heart beats and is potentially lethal, technically not a seizure. Assuming this story is accurate, which it must be to be on BG, he had a cardiac episode with a bad outcome.
I heard the koh vid vaks has that affect on some people. But I don’t believe that nonsense, because my TV told me not to.
TBC’ed/