"Dana Point surfer Scott Muir tucked into a deep barrel in the Oceanside surf, his surfboard and body disappearing into the wave's cavern of ocean water. A nearby surfer, Judah Ely, waited for the surfer to exit the wave, ready to cheer the ride. But Muir was gone, only his surfboard left floating on the ocean's surface. Muir's head had slammed onto a shallow sandbar, his body instantly going numb. He remembers the sound of cracking, his neck breaking."
"He tried to move, but his body simply wouldn't, he said. It was during a recent hurricane swell, and the waves were pumping and powerful, the current strong. Muir was fully conscious, trying not to panic, as a first wave tossed his body, then the second. As the third wave pounded his limp body, Muir said he started sucking in sea water, his mind fading out."
"Then, a pair of hands grabbed him and brought him to the surface, pulling his body to shore. Luckily, Muir had made friends who looked out for him during his surf session. Sharing the stoke Muir and friend Dan Pierson had chased the big waves sent by Hurricane Narda down to Oceanside, finding a secluded spot with few people out in the water."
Scott Muir tucked into a deep barrel in powerful Oceanside surf and disappeared as his surfboard and body entered the wave's cavern. His head slammed onto a shallow sandbar, instantly numbing his body and breaking his neck; he remembers the sound of cracking. During a hurricane swell with strong currents, multiple waves pummeled his limp body as he remained conscious and struggled not to panic while inhaling seawater. A pair of hands later pulled him to the surface and to shore. Muir had chased the big waves with friend Dan Pierson and encountered fellow surfers Judah Ely and Thomas Alspaugh, shifting competition into camaraderie during the session.
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