Busted hip, no insurance. Like, yike!
The mighty Pipeline has shattered its third assailant in as many weeks, Peruvian hotshot Joaquin Del Castillo suffering multiple hip fractures after a catastrophic wipeout.
Friends of Joaquin Del Castillo, who is twenty eight and known for his kinky aerial tricks as well as an ability to impound himself in the Pipeline palace, have set up a GoFundMe to pay for his med bills after it was revealed he wasn’t insured for such a misadventure.
Tough time we are having Joaquin Del Castillo had an accident today in Hawaii training for the World Championship at Backdoor.
He is out of danger but he had a serious hip fracture, because of the delicate condition he will not be able to travel to Peru and will have to be operated on in Hawaii. Joaquin does not have health insurance but I know that all together we can put our grain of sand to be able to help him and that he can return to Peru with the family
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Instagram warriors meandered back and forth between compassion and confusion Joaquin Del Castillo didn’t have a little back up in case things went south on the North Shore.
All these pro surfers without insurance getting injured
Really a surfer representing PERU 🇵🇪 must have insurance either by the IPD or its sponsors
One of the best national surfers representing Peru outside in the hottest courts leaving the flag always high… And the state, Federation of course + IPD, can’t they if they want to pay for good accident insurance!?
Three weeks ago, world number four Joao Chianca was dragged unconscious from the water at Pipe by teenage surfer Jake Maki and last week, Teahupoo kingpin Eimeo Czermak lost the use of his legs and got belted with a concussion after going over the falls at the Vans Pipe Masters.
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I see what you did there
kinky aerial tricks?
like what, The Mcdick Twist, Sausage and Biscuits Flip, front door to backdoor barrel roll?
Bring out the Gimp
All of them!
all those maneuvers require a tuck before extension and a difficult transition to landing
be careful. you could blow out a hip or something.
Training for the World Championship at Backdoor? I didn’t realize there was a Peruvian on tour these days. Good on the young fella. Don’t stress buddy, the WSL will look after you, like they did Carlos Munoz.
Unless you are backed big time by your sponsors then this go fund me is a possible get out of jail or reef damage free card. Accept the consequences of your own actions is what I say.
The hips don’t fly.
Looking up the generosity of the Country that is Peru. They don’t give SQUAT to the World in the big scheme. They like to isolate themselves, keep their loot, and over price their coca products. People from their traveling to other Countries with no insurance, and their lack of concern for others? Give him a couple of “blocks” inside and send him back to the wonderful, and giving Country that is Peru. They take advantage of mining companies for precious metals, and hoard the money. Their economy is adversely effected, and quite honestly they are worse than Mexico.
SHRUG! I’ll send some money to Hoomalu O Na Kamalii in his name! Peru, come get your athlete.
They gave my GF bed bugs when I was there.
they are a giving people.
Gluten free bed bugs?
Who travels without travel insurance ? Costs fuck all (maybe 300 bucks for a month or so in Indonesia or hawaii).
Considering what the cost of an American hospital visit is starting at $100 bucks per stitch just for a start.
All good to wing it, till it’s not
If you cannot afford travel insurance you cannot afford to travel.
Sometimes there’s a surcharge for adventure sports but that’s usually if you’re going to the snow.
Doesn’t need surgery. https://surgeryreference.ao…
Looking forward to the solid as fuck run of swell about to hit the North Shore. Should be loads more carnage in the coming weeks. Ya love to see it.
koa rothman head torn up on the reef today
If it was because he got burned hope the bloke who did it got on a flight OK. Might be a night for a Fast Eddie rampage. Ya love to see it.
No, looks like he just straightened out after a regular ride and somehow got messed up on the inside reef. Looked like a normal finish to a ride.
The North Shore can rest easy tonight then.
Why bother with heath insurance if you got gofundmeee, it’s only the north shore, not as if the waves are dangerous at all.
Not to mention US taxpayers. It’s the Hawaiians who will ultimately foot the bill here