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'Hell of a time': big-wave surfer Ross Clarke-Jones nearly drowns at Nazaré

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  • Australian admits to complacency at notorious Portugal spot
  • ‘It was Ross against mother nature,’ says man filming him

The waves at Nazaré in Portugal are notorious but it wasn’t a monstrous swell that nearly did for Australian big-wave surfer Ross Clarke-Jones on Sunday.

The 51-year-old was lucky to escape with just concussion and a possible broken leg after being dragged underwater and then pulled by a strong rip into the danger zone – a rocky area of shallow water where it was impossible for help to reach him.

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from The Guardian http://ift.tt/2sT2QP3

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