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A British survivor survived the tsunami which devastated the South Pacific by paddling towards the towering wave, he has claimed.
Tom Gogola, from Devon, was in Samoa for a three-week holiday when the island was hit by a 20-foot wall of water.
The 22-year-old was in the water surfing when he saw the wave racing towards the shore.
He did the only thing he could - and paddled as hard as possible straight for the wave.
Aiming the tip of his surfboard up to ensure its nose was not pushed under by the towering wall of water, he said he rode right up and over the top of the wave.........
.....New Zealand student Chris Nel was surfing on the south coast of Savai'i island in Western Samoa when the 8.3 magnitude quake struck on Wednesday morning.
He had been in the water with four other New Zealand surfers and an Australian when the tsunami appeared.
Mr Nel, a hospitality student, was forced to ride out the tsunami on his surfboard for more than half an hour, fearing he would be 'smashed into the jungle' by the surging water.
That's a tricky call there. You have to be able to judge the conditions before you make your move.Correct me if I'm wrong, but isnt' the best way to get past a wave to duck under the wave, not try to power up over the top of it?
I think the term "surfed" it is bogus... He paddled over the top of a large surging wall of water, he did not "surf" it....
dude ,get hip. I suggest Beach Boys "Good Vibrations".ch
"dude?" "get hip?"dude ,get hip. I suggest Beach Boys "Good Vibrations".ch
"dude?" "get hip?"
What the eff is that supposed to mean?
If you want to toss out surfing lingo, try "hey barney, bail off this patch, you're posing, dude..."
And while you're being a "leaner", check out the Surf Punks' song "Beercan Beach"...it really applies in this case...seriously.
Get hip....... heh.
Wait you also, live in PA, when do you go surfing?