Japanese Surfer Dies in Shark Attack in Australia Yesterday: A 41-year old Japanese surfer died after being attacked by a shark while surfing off Shelley Beach in Australia’s New South Wales. It’s being reported that the shark inflicted severe injuries to the surfer’s legs. The attacked surfer was helped to the beach by other surfers. He unfortunately died on the beach from major blood loss. Shark attacks are akin to the avalanches of the ski world. They can be unpredictable. They happen fast. They can cause major injury and/or death. They can happen when you think you’re in a safe position. […] Surf SwellBrains | February 10, 2015 0 Comments
Swell Saturdays: This Kid is Only 11-Years-Old & He Absolutely Rips It’s not fair that this kid is only 11-years-old. Most surfers will never be this good nor surf waves this crisp. This kid is 11 and he’s crushing everything thrown at him. He moves like the guys on the World Tour move. He can cut back, hit floaters, tube-ride, stall, air, everything and he’s only 11-years-old. His name is Alan Jr Cleland. You might want to remember that name. We have a sneaking suspicion that we’ll be seeing and hearing […] Surf SnowBrains | December 7, 2013 0 Comments
Swell Saturdays: Reunion Island Lifts BAN on Surfing Oct. 1st | Shark Bites Off Surfer’s Leg on Oct. 27th On October 27th, 2013, at Étang-Salé beach just south of Saint Leu on Reunion Island a 24-year-old bodyboarder was attacked by a shark only 20 yards from shore. His leg was completely severed at the thigh. He is reported to be in the hospital in critical conditions at this time. Reunion Island has been the scene of a major shark controversy […] Surf SwellBrains | November 9, 2013 7 Comments
9-Foot Great White Shark Attacks California Surfer on Sunday An approximately 9-foot Great White Shark attacked a 45-year-old surfer on Sunday morning, October 6th, 2013 near Humboldt Bay in Northern California. Jay Scrivner had been surfing for over 2 hours when the large shark struck this upper leg and surfboard at Samoa Peninsula near Humboldt Bay, CA.. “Sometimes you have a feeling that the water is weird […] Surf SwellBrains | October 9, 2013 2 Comments
2 Shark Attacks in 1 Week in Hawaii | 20-Year-Old German Tourist & 16-Year-Old Surfer Last Wednesday, a German tourist had her arm bitten off by a shark while snorkeling off the coast of Maui. On Sunday, a 16-year-old local surfer was attacked by a shark off the coast of the Pohoiki coast of the Big Island. He received bites to both of his legs and was airlifted to a local hospital and is currently listed in ‘satisfactory’ condition. “He was coming down the waves, and the wave and shark came from the side and took him out by the legs.” – Isaac Belisaro, eyewitness who was surfing nearby, told Hawaii’s […] Surf SwellBrains | August 20, 2013 1 Comment
VIDEO: Whale Knocks Surfer Unconscious in Australia with Tail “You just saw basically surfers, surfboards, swimmers thrown into the air like skittles, I’ve never seen anything like it. “It was like they were soft toys getting thrown around the cot by a whale, and, you know, the whole beach sort of gasped basically.” – Eye Witness As a surfer, you’re pretty stoked when you’re out in the water and […] Surf SwellBrains | July 8, 2013 2 Comments
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