Makai McNamara was knocked unconscious on Feb. 23, after being wiped out by a large wave at Banzai Pipeline, a surf reef break Gabrielle ... Local outlet Island News and industry publication ...

"It was just a bad wave, kind of a freak accident, and he went head first into the reef," Olson told Island News. He also described McNamara as "one of the best [surfers] out there." Olson ...

The McNamaras are a well-known surf family in Hawaii, Spectrum News reported, describing father Liam McNamara as a Pipeline ...

Physically, nothing has changed since then, but with the increased attention the wave has stirred ... good to six feet), Sapenuse (a reef-based point break, popular among longboarders, with ...

bigwavechallenge/Youtube Alo Slebir had just arrived on Maui’s north shore late last year and was looking forward to tackling the monstrous waves on the Hawaiian island’s celebrated surf break ...

The smaller this wave breaks, the more dangerous it gets if you fall badly in the last section next to the reef. But seeing Gringo break big can ... up to the outer island and park in the parking ...

The Olympic surfing competition will take place in Teahupo’o on the island ... surf break is "tear-hoo-poh-oh." The waves are Teahupo'o are famous for their massive size and perfect shape caused by ...

a surf reef break A professional surfer is in a coma after being wiped out at what is described as one of the most dangerous surf breaks in the world. Local outlet Island News and industry ...

“I’ve never experienced a sensation like that before” The wave — which thundered ... the monstrous waves on the Hawaiian island’s celebrated surf break known as Jaws when friends back ...

Eli Olson, a friend and fellow surfer who helped with the rescue, told Island News that McNamara “went head first into the reef.” “It was just a bad wave, kind of a freak accident,” Olson ...