Veteran Brazilian surfer Marcio Freire has died while practicing tow-in surfing on the giant waves in Nazaré on the central coast of Portugal, the local maritime authority says. He was 47.
LISBON — Veteran Brazilian surfer Marcio Freire died on Thursday while practicing tow-in surfing on the giant waves in Nazaré on the central coast of Portugal, the local maritime authority said.
Freire was one of the three Brazilian surfers who became known as the “Mad Dogs” after conquering the giant wave “Jaws” in Hawaii. They were featured in the 2016 documentary Mad Dogs.“He surfed all day with a big smile on his face. That’s how I’ll keep him in my memory. Legend,” posted fellow big wave surfer Nic von Rupp.
Nazaré boasts some of the biggest waves in the world. They are magnified by an underwater canyon three miles deep which ends where the North Atlantic meets the shoreline near the former fishing village.
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