Australian pro surfer Mikey Wright saves woman struggling in Hawaii surf

Australian pro surfer Mikey Wright has been filmed saving a beachgoer who was struggling in the surf on Oahu’s north shore. Wright, who was in Hawaii for the Pipeline Masters event, posted footage of the rescue on Instagram with the caption: “hold my beer”. Although other beachgoers could be seen trying to help and reach the struggling swimmer, the current was too strong until Wright stepped in

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  1. The ocean is strong! I’ll never forget how helpless I felt when the strong waves pushed my little sister and I under water. I remember my sister drowning and pulling me under with her out of desperation and me trying to pull her out of the water with all my might while fighting the massive waves! It felt like an eternity. Luckily my father and several people jumped in to rescue us. It was a terrifying experience! I was exhausted!

  2. Experienced surfers really are impressive people, their courage, skill and knowledge of the ocean is amazing. I’ve seen a few surfer guys rescue civilians in peril, they make an incredibly dangerous rescue situation look easy. Bravo 👏👏👏

  3. Okay I have very little experience with the ocean as I am land locked but is that really that dangerous was she knocked out or tired from swimming? She wasn’t moving very much. I don’t understand and they were so close to the beach. I have no comprehension of why this wasn’t a stand up and walk out of the water scenario. But clearly if a pro surfer says it wasn’t safe then. So can someone explain as to what the ocean was doing and why it would’ve been hard to get out is the current there strong idk.

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