US EditionTom Lowe Suffers Second Near-Fatal Injury at Teahupo’o In 14 Months
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English surfer Tom Lowe sent himself in a wave that ended up closing him in Teahupoo and ended up suffering the heaviest wipeout of his life, passing three to four waves under the water and being resurrected with first aid seconds later, reported local photographer Tim McKenna. On the local photographer’s Instagram he tells of what happened, with Tom sending himself in a tube that ended him closing and then images of a CPR applied in full jet sk…
Tom Lowe Suffers Second Near-Fatal Injury at Teahupo’o In 14 Months
Cornish big-wave surfer Tom Lowe is in hospital in Papeete after a violent wipeout at Teahupo’o left him unconscious and requiring CPR in the lagoon. The session was described by those in the lineup as “as good as it gets” for paddle-in Teahupo’o — until it turned into a nightmare. “It was solid 10-foot, with maybe a couple 12-footers nobody caught,” said Hawaiian charger Kala Grace, who was in the water at the time. “It wasn’t the tallest swell…
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