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Originally Posted by Mutt
people are insane - how many people have died surfing Mavericks when the waves are that big?
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I've heard of one death at Mavericks and that was pro surfer Mark Foo several years ago.
Nobody saw what really happened. He fell on a big wave and it's suspected he hit his head and went unconscious which caused him to drown. It took several minutes for anyone to discover what had happened and his body was later found up by the rocks so there was no chance for CPR.
I've been surfing for over thirty years and surfed all over but never progressed to big wave surfing. I do know that these guys are doing incredible things and I can't think of any other extreme sport that rivals it except those psychos that base jump and then fly along the mountainside in their squirrel suits.
