Death of a surfing star at only 44 years old in dramatic conditions

We know that surfing can be a very dangerous sport and, for Mikala Jones, it will have been fatal. The Hawaiian surfer lost his life on July 9 while practicing his passion. A news that inevitably plunged the small world of surfing into mourning as the latter was appreciated. Originally from the North Shore of Oahu, a place very famous for this sport, which hosts many competitions and has impressive waves, the 44-year-old man lost his life while surfing in Indonesia, near the Mentawii Islands. .

This is the website Duke Surf who brings the news of this tragedy. Mikala Jones was in a big wave when he got locked in, which resulted in his fall. That’s when the surfer would “cut the femoral artery in the groin“, as our colleagues report, which led to a “massive blood loss“. Unfortunately, the rescue could not do anything and the latter would have lost his life while he was getting out of the water. He leaves behind three children and thousands of fans. On his Instagram account, the Hawaiian surfer was followed by more than 50,000 subscribers and he regularly posted photos and videos of his exploits.

Seconds later he realized he had cut his groin.

During this trip to Indonesia, Mikala Jones was accompanied by Uruguayan surfer Santiago Pereira, who was able to testify to the tragedy he had just experienced. “Jones put his GoPro in his mouth and started paddling with great energy to ride the second wave of a giant series. It was very big, three times its size… When he came out of the foam, a few seconds later, he realized that he had cut his groin and decided to let go of his leash“, he says, necessarily shocked by the scene he had just experienced. It is precisely through his images filmed with GoPro cameras that the athlete has gained popularity on social networks.

It is also on Instagram that his admirers were able to pay him a last tribute. On his last publication, many of them salute his memory.