A Brazilian man died Thursday whereas browsing the celebrated Atlantic waves in Portugal, residence of the “Nazare Canyon“, rated as one of many sport’s largest and most terrifying challenges.
“A 47-year-old man, of Brazilian nationality, died this afternoon after falling while practicing surfing in Praia do Norte,” the National Maritime Authority stated in an announcement.
“The rescuers found that the victim was in cardio-respiratory arrest, immediately starting resuscitation manoeuvres on the sand. After several attempts, it was not possible to reverse the situation.”
The “Nazare Canyon” lies simply off the jap Atlantic coast. It boasts a depth of 5km and is 170km lengthy.
According to native sources interviewed by AFP, the sufferer was Marcio Freire, a veteran surfer who lived for 20 years in Hawaii, the game’s conventional homeland.
The sources additionally stated that sea circumstances weren’t notably harmful on Thursday.
Nazare is the place German surfer Sebastian Steudtner set the world file for the most important wave ever surfed — an 86ft (26.2m) breaker — on October 29, 2020.
Several accidents have occurred on the spot since American Garett McNamara launched it to the enormous wave browsing neighborhood within the early 2010s.
However, none had been deadly till Thursday.
