Andre, a happy movie seal, main photo, and the result of a ruckus with a bad seal in Cornwall. | Photo: Inset @walesonline

Surfing legend has leg snapped in two by rogue seal, “I felt my foot hitting the back of my leg. I just started screaming with pain!”

“My mate said he thought my board had snapped because of the sound but then I realised it had been my shin!”

If it ain’t a Great White coming atcha from below, eyes dead, jaws ready to cleave you in two, now it’s jacked seals turning surfers into bottom bitches.

Cornwall’s Nathan Phillips,  “a local surfing legend”, was shredding at Porthleven, one of the best waves around, last Friday when a seal started giving him heat as he paddled back out.

The animal pulled on his leash, whiplashing his board into his stilt, breaking it in two.

Phillips, forty two and standing six-five in high-heels, was then too big to squeeze into the Air Ambulance and was forced to lay in “stinking” water inhaling a “cocktail of antibiotics”.

“I had just been paddling out and something started tugging on my leash,” he told Walesonline. “It kind of freaked me out because I didn’t know what it was. After I worked out that it was a seal and fended it off, it was just playing I think, but a wave then crashed down on me just after at a weird angle and sent my board flying into my shin.

“I remembered my mate saying he thought my board had snapped because of the sound – but then I realised it had been my shin when I felt my foot hitting the back of my leg. I just started screaming with pain, and my mate dragged me onto his board and told me to start paddling back to shore.”

Phillips is in a Devon hozzy awaiting surgery with his leg pinned by a metal frame.

A GoFundMe has been set up etc.

“He’s currently on morphine waiting for surgery so the least we could do would be to set up a page to try and raise some money for him,” said his pal Alec. “Him and his partner are expecting their next child in only a few weeks too, so it’s not the best time.”

As for seals,

“We do get a lot of ’em down here in Cornwall and they do try and play with you or mess about with you a bit sometimes.”

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younganddumb
younganddumb
3 years ago

Apparently the guys self employed. That’s the risk you take being self employed though.

toaster redux
toaster redux
3 years ago

They’re cunts. I’ve had them attacking tuna as we reeled them in, pop up next to me in the line up and grab my fins while spearfishing and they fucken stink

janeausten
janeausten
3 years ago

their NHS seems to be working at its usual pace…

Pork Jerky?
Pork Jerky?
3 years ago
Reply to  janeausten

Well let’s take a wee look at this shall we, Mr Rightwingleaning: in no time at all he’ll have been whipped to a hospital, had his leg metal-framed, been pumped full of healing pharma, and had months of physio arranged … and no cost at the point of service. So yeah, our glorious NHS did him proud. Now fuck off.

Moreton Bay Porridge
Moreton Bay Porridge
3 years ago

Happy seals doing seal things

Sellme fitzgobbins
Sellme fitzgobbins
3 years ago

the Eskimos say there is nothing better than a nice tight Seal

Wotusay
Wotusay
3 years ago

I’ve had them pull my leash. All in good fun until they pull you off your board when you’re going for a wave. I hate that. Can almost hear the bastards laughing underwater.

Nonagon_Infinity
Nonagon_Infinity
3 years ago
tim_nelsen
tim_nelsen
3 years ago

there’s a smart PR move since every day is now a well-coordinated mammal & cetacean ‘coming out’ movement…started by mermen with mermaids doing the follow-up..

disqus_00d1gIXedO
disqus_00d1gIXedO
3 years ago

a sea lion or a seal?

dickie toledo
dickie toledo
3 years ago

is that the SEAL that killed bin laden?

J H
J H
3 years ago
Reply to  dickie toledo

That’s Rob O’Neill.

Actually a very nice guy.

Sean Connery
Sean Connery
3 years ago

They must have some calcium deficient cows over there.

Stick man
Stick man
3 years ago

Sealcunt Valley

notsurfingtoday
notsurfingtoday
3 years ago

It’s the gofundme plug at the end – I get people being messed up for a while because of surfing, but does this pull away from giving out to the ones that need the most help?
Also, the NHS is pretty awesome compared to so many places.
That said, all the best mate etc etc.

justiceminister
justiceminister
3 years ago

Signed, sealed and delivered to hospital.

Piskian
Piskian
3 years ago

I’m Cornish,and never had a problem with sea badgers.
Probably ‘cos I’m not a big fat cunt on a Pyzel.

RQ.
RQ.
3 years ago
Reply to  Piskian

😂

younganddumb
younganddumb
3 years ago

What’s the go fund me for? There’s no medical bills

astro
astro
3 years ago

Where’s the seals go fund me ?
Nathan can suck it up and fuck off.

tim_nelsen
tim_nelsen
3 years ago

happy final massade endin, maude. honey wine! meade

tim_nelsen
tim_nelsen
3 years ago

slappe d on some ol’ spice fur the chricopratid…chick! she wants my number!

ValiantScorn
ValiantScorn
3 years ago
Reply to  tim_nelsen

t5, t6…..

Dogsnuts
Dogsnuts
3 years ago

Southern Hemi seals are quite lovely.


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