dewhurst, 1568617064
Jesus! How old is Jughead now??
stunet, 1568617389
45
I focus, 1568619152
Paddling that on a 6'4"?
zenagain, 1568620650
Crazy.
Probably should have seen a doctor earlier. Just sayin'.
jimmymallen, 1568621923
Crazy and lucky. Untreated punctured lung (pneumothorax) can quickly become life threatening (tension pneumothorax) in a pressurised aeroplane cabin
bipola, 1568621988
still living the dream, good on him
Lottolonglong, 1568622031
I landed on my head on a rock shelf July last year and compression fractured my t7 and t11,3 broken ribs(one of em really bad separation) and hairline fracture in collarbone!! Lucky to not end up in a wheelchair for life, the injury itself didn't hurt, super winded for a minute,no breath in or out at all! It took me 5 months to get back in water,a lot longer than doctors predicted!!! I'm back surfing 100% and I went out same break I injured myself at a few weeks ago and mentally I'm not there to go them sort of waves at moment!!! I'm 40 yo and I know now it's a longer time to heal any injury,good luck jug!!!
billie, 1568622125
What an animal.
It's funny, I have three kids now and a couple of weeks back I had butterflies in my tummy knowing the waves were 10 foot. I though about my family and about being careful. However, when I got out there and the biggest wave of the session came through I didn't hesitate. I felt clarity in the moment and took off really late. Perhaps we are hard wired as warriors to put our body on the line when we're needed?
JackStance, 1568637394
Mike Stewart is 56 - still crazy charging.... grows all of his on food and animals and trains with Paul Chek.
redmondo, 1568673652
A fine line between a ride of ya life and nasty injuries. I wondered if I would ever return to the surf and spent a year of rehab recovery. Now I think a bit more of persevation and surfing another day.
seen, 1568674418
Tension pneumothorax is no joke. Should have definitely got an X-ray in Hobart. Riding the waves was risky, but a risk he understands. Catching the aeroplane could have been fatal. For anyone out there in a similar predicament - if you have fractured ribs, esp multiple, get an X-ray before you fly. Having said that, this is an interesting paper about the theoretical pressures in the plurae, as yet I don’t think it has been tested. Gonna forward to a mate who may be able to do the study!
Lottolonglong, 1568676900
Agree remondo
Ray Shirlaw, 1568686312
Wtf? I thought there was a culture of Safety,Risk Mitigation and Situational Awareness in the Fire Department. Fuck mate,its your body,not a pile of bricks
HORACE, 1568700996
This is the type of day I would like to see the comp run on
memlasurf, 1568710670
Does he have a job? Family? Any hindrances to the lifestyle?
memlasurf, 1568710732
Nightmare for me.
memlasurf, 1568710780
Gath?
simba, 1568749461
Yeah full hero alright,but fukin stupid and selfish as well
Lottolonglong, 1568762494
Ha ha,I do use one full-time in indo, that particular day I was in my missus car and my gath was in my car,trust me,I regretted that decision to use her car that day!!!! That's life!
Logical, 1568767941
Medicare never envisaged sports life style injuries or tropical diseases from 3rd world holidays.
Oh well, as long as we keep voting Labor we will be looked after and other muppets taxes will pay for us.
hamishbro, 1568797678
Jughead, you need a new nickname and a new attitude. What you’re doing to your body is not worth it mate.
Kevchecksurf, 1568809540
Selfish?
JackStance, 1569373117
wife and 2 kids, owns Science bodyboards-he's probably one of the most significant figures in bodyboarding, and bodysurfing -with 14 bodysurfing world titles. heres a good clip: https://vimeo.com/142475609
DeathToCompSurfing, 1569451185
Jack s. Love your byline. I pray for that day
mick-free, 1569468250
Sports injuries cost over $2 billion a year, surfing be hardly a blimp on radar. I guess you going to pay the price if chasing slabs around the world at some stage.
Surprised by the vitriol coming from swellnet punters above. Not one message of get well or wishes for a good recovery. That has surprised me.
bongsalot, 1569469157
why should we be sorry? he injured himself once, then decided to do it again? then even stupider decided to fly home?..couldve killed himself 3 times..might say alot about the intellect or mentality of the big wave chargers
stunet, 1569469309
Ease up mate, he didn't know what he'd done to his back till afterwards.
Like Mick, I found the commentary strangely conservative.
Lottolonglong, 1569488001
I wished him good luck!!!