Another Nazare accident. CJ Macias broke his arm on this wipeout. Cotty on rescue ski.
“CJ’s wave was the most impressive thing that I saw today,” says Helio Antonio, who saw every moment. “It was crazy — a big vertical drop all the way down on a huge A-frame peak. But he couldn’t escape it. He got caught and got tumbled.””The whole thing was traumatic,” adds Andrew Cotton. “He went down, and no one could see him. He just disappeared. Alamao, Garret and I were on the safety ski and couldn’t see him. He was first sighted from the beach on the third peak. We went to him and he couldn’t swim. We could see that he’d snapped his arm. He was in shock and in a lot of pain when we got him in. It was heavy, but he was good. He wasn’t drowning. He’s gone to the hospital and we’re waiting to hear back.”
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“CJ’s wave was the most impressive thing that I saw today,” says Helio Antonio, who saw every moment. “It was crazy — a big vertical drop all the way down on a huge A-frame peak. But he couldn’t escape it. He got caught and got tumbled.””The whole thing was traumatic,” adds Andrew Cotton. “He went down, and no one could see him. He just disappeared. Alamao, Garret and I were on the safety ski and couldn’t see him. He was first sighted from the beach on the third peak. We went to him and he couldn’t swim. We could see that he’d snapped his arm. He was in shock and in a lot of pain when we got him in. It was heavy, but he was good. He wasn’t drowning. He’s gone to the hospital and we’re waiting to hear back.”
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