British big wave surfer breaks back in horror wipeout
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A British big wave surfer has broken his back in an epic wipe-out as he tackled one of the world's biggest waves. Andrew Cotton, 36, suffered the worst injury of his professional career in the mountainous seas off Nazare in Portugal where waves reach almost 80ft. CREDIT: NEWSFLARE
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at least he tried... well you shouldn't try.
you should do it!
otherwise you will put peoples life in danger
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30. comment for British big wave surfer breaks back in horror wipeout
Hard to believe
Nego se majmunisao na talasima
Zali boze goriva za skuter sto su utrosili
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Rescuers : ahhh watch out the waters gonna get our feet wet
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I love writing shitty comments, then feel bad about it, so I change it to something humane so I can sleep peacefully. lol
not the best footage but for shure 1 of the most scariest waves .. believe me .. i was there.. watching :D
no remorse for this dumb ass
lol......fuking awsome wipeout
Mother Nature wiped you out
Waaaay too deep brother !
Narley back injury anyway.
Fuck
Si bien la ola hizo lo suyo, varios por experiencia propia o de cercanos saben muy bien que una espalda rota es sinónimo de dolor absoluto, nisiquiera puedes moverte..
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I thought he became crippled, but he's alive and fine and walking now.
30...40...50 feet????
I hope he is okay.
Now there's ya problem
It's a joke....
It was a horror movie
I'd sooner ban narrow-minded wannabe fascists that think it's ok to ban recreational actvities for everyone else.
he started way right ????
But hey you can break your neck in 3’ers body surfing too
While that's technically right it's more like it only takes a spoonful of water to drown. Snort yourself a line of water and see how you feel. Regardless though, two inches of water at your feet isn't gonna do anything.
SERIOUSLY,IT WAS HIS HANGING ONTO THE SLED OVER THAT WHITEWATER THAT BROKE HIS BACK.
"Depending on how severe your injury is, you may experience pain, difficulty walking, or be unable to move your arms or legs (paralysis). Many fractures heal with conservative treatment; however severe fractures may require surgery to realign the bones."
The below statement says it all...
“Did you bounce off the reef?”
“Nah, I didn’t even touch the reef. The lip broke my back.”
---John John Florence, broken by the wave, the very water, that made him famous.
Referenc
---Spine fracture, Spinal fractures, vertebral fractures, compression ...
https://www.mayfieldclinic.com/PE-SpineFract.HTM
Symptoms of a spinal fracture vary depending on the severity and location of the injury
---Stab Magazine | John John Breaks His Back
stabmag.com/news/john-john-breaks-his-back/
A broken back. “Did you bounce off the reef?” “Nah, I didn't even touch the reef.
takem to the stash
That's a GOOD sign.
There's no shame in admitting you don't have the guts to push yourself to a limit that requires you to take on these kinds of dangers in order to feel like you've accomplished something substantial.
I wouldn't expect most women to understand
Charger not new gen. He has world records.
Looking at the video if he had kept on going up he probably would have missed the lip.
Wrong place at the wrong time
To the people comparing broke arms and sprains to a broken back. Just stop please. To the people saying the impact was the biggest so that’s what did it, also not always the answer. It could have damaged his back weakening it for the smaller but still heavy impacts later to cause the break.
Same principle of why you stabilize someones someone’s head after an impact or injury, it’s not only to protect the neck but if the spine or neck isn’t fully broken but weakened or partially fractured to cause further nerve or spinal damage.
That wave really did damage and he really needed to be isolated and treated, every impact following was the worst thing that could happen.
9 years EMS/Medical experience.
But he spoke about it later and claims the injury occurred on the wipeout.
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