Surfer Drowns at Mavericks, Revived on Beach

[Ottime]

http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/ne...vericks_51931/

Sneaker set takes surfer out, holds him under. Sounds like he drowned and was dead, but was revived on the beach.

I was scouting breaks further south around this time an did not notice any rogue sets, but they can be hard to discern from the cliff.

Hope he pulls through.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

It's cool how the photographer blames NOAA for the outcome.

[supermodel159]

It's cool how the photographer blames NOAA for the outcome.

Where did you see that?

Edit: found it, I thought the ban was only at GT's.

[Ottime]

Sounds like he is talking and moving limbs this morning.

As far as blaming anyone or any agency, other than one's self - just shows you are living in America.

If you paddle out into the surf, you are responsible for your self. It is not like the ban occurred while he was paddling out, and suddenly there were no boats running safety. He knew the situation he was getting into.

Sure, a PWC or boat would be of great assistance in rescue and recovery (and was), but that alone is not a reason to change policy.

I remember when the PWC ban was being put into place for the MBNMS. There were dudes towing in all over the place. I remember watching a crew of four, with two skis just annihilating the line up at Swift - with at least 8 paddle in surfers in the water. The near collisions were scary. That was the day I decided I was pro ban. It was obvious that some would just not be able to use good judgement and leave the break to paddle in surfers.

[BS720]

Every big day at OB there are still ski teams towing. Also, in spite of the fact that it wasn't big enough At Mav's to declare surf advisory, there was still a ski in the water that pulled him in. People still aren't respecting the rules in The Sanctuary.

[cmsummit]

Here's the video

HUGE.

[Ottime]

^^^^ That set is certainly bigger than anything else I saw on Saturday (or Friday - which I think was a bit bigger). Definitely looked like it caught the pack by surprise.

Is OB in the sanctuary? I thought is ended before then, but then again, I don't pay too close attention.

The shots, in this thread, of a tow team are from inside the MBNMS. But I did not really have an issue with it, as no paddle surfers were any where near by. With the high tide and large swell, there really was no way to get here expect by boat or rappel line.

Then again, I am not sure about the specifics of the rule.

[BS720]

It extends up to the southern tip of Pt Reyes, but OB is boxed out of the map. Something to do with ship traffic? I don't know. The only area in the sanctuary that jet skis are allowed in is Mavericks. The team out the first Monday of the year had put in in Sausalito, then crossed through the bay to get to OB. Apparently, they commit a felony by crossing the trade zone.

[Ottime]

Sion Milosky drowns at Mav's

http://sports.espn.go.com/action/sur...ory?id=6226585

From what I've heard, he was working on getting a wave in, dropped into a bomb, came off the bottom and was hit by the lip. He was found several hundred yards inside, near the harbor. He was noticed missing right away, and was not seen again until he surfaced way inside. RIP, condolences to family and friends.

n the late afternoon hours Wednesday, tragedy struck as infamous Northern California big-wave spot Maverick's took the life of 35-year-old Hawaiian surfer Sion Milosky.

Originally from Kalaheo, Kauai, Milosky was an underground charger for most of his career who nevertheless commanded considerable respect at big-wave breaks around the world.

It's been speculated that he paddled into one of the biggest waves ever, an outer-reef bomb in Hawaii that's been sized at "30-foot Hawaiian," which means it was at least 60 feet by normal standards. Earlier this year he caught one of the waves of the winter at Pipeline, and before that he signed a healthy endorsement deal with Volcom.

With a late-season northwest swell in the water, on a day that Surfline.com was calling 18 to 20 feet with occasional 25-foot set waves, Milosky had reportedly been charging all day, riding some of the best waves that came through.

Out late trying to get one last set wave, he took off on a bomb and got rolled. He was found in the water 20 minutes later, beyond help at that point.

"We did respond to a possible drowning; the victim was taken by ambulance to Seton Coastside Medical," said San Mateo County fire Capt. Laurie Borelli.


Officials at Seton Coastside Medical Center in Half Moon Bay confirmed that Milosky had arrived there, and a report on MerceryNews.com confirmed that he "drowned after enduring a two-wave hold down around 6:30 p.m., according to Maverick's surfer Ken Collins, with whom Milosky was staying in Santa Cruz."

"Collins said Nathan Fletcher, who had traveled to Santa Cruz with Milosky, went looking for Milosky on a Jet Ski shortly after he fell," the story goes on to say. "Collins said Fletcher found Milosky's body at the Half Moon Bay Harbor mouth, about a mile from the break, 20 minutes after the incident."

A Better account of the event:

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. -- Hawaiian surfer Sion Milosky died after an accident at Mavericks Wednesday evening, a San Mateo County deputy coroner said.

Milosky, 35, was found at the famous surfing spot by emergency crews who responded to a 911 call around 6:50 p.m., deputy coroner Emily Tauscher said.

He was transported to a hospital where he died at about 7:45 p.m.

Milosky was a well-known big wave surfer who was sponsored by athletic clothing company Volcom last year, according to his Facebook page.
The cause of the accident is under investigation, Tauscher said.

[supermodel159]

Sion was the man, what another great loss for the surfing community.

[teton snow and air junky]

rest in peace brother. if it was your time, i'm glad you were doing what you love and doing it big. hope i'm that lucky in the end. fuck cancer and all that. blessings