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Watch: Surfer Describes Near-Death 3-Wave Pindown

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Brad Norris was photographing another surfer through a really heavy wave when he lost control and was held under for a long, long time. Hear the first-person experience.

SURFER Magazine interviewed Brad Norris during his encounter with The Right on July 28, 2018. When under, Norris inflated two of his CO2 canisters and nearly passed out.

Amazingly, Norris surfaced, took a breath, and was rescued.

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