Peaceful waves in heaven, bro.
Beauty can extract a awful high price......
From 808Surfer - & SurferMag. T O D A Y -
12.2.05 from Surfermag.com
Tahitian Surfer Dies at Pipeline
Malik Joyeux, 25, Killed on the North Shore
Tragedy struck again at the world’s deadliest surf spot this morning when Tahitian surfer Malik Joyeux was killed at Pipeline on Oahu’s North Shore. Joyeux, 25, a well-liked goofyfoot who recently came to prominence charging the treacherous barrels at Teahupoo, was one of approximately 60 surfers in the lineup on a sunny, six-to eight-foot Friday morning. At approximately 10:30 AM, according to reports from the beach, Joyeux dropped into a thick peak, fell backwards at the bottom and took the full impact of the lip. His broken board popped up soon after, but there was no sight of Joyeux. Sunset lifeguard Guy Pere later reported that Joyeux’s leash had somehow come undone or was torn off in the wipeout.
California’s Greg Long was one of approximately twenty surfers searching for Joyeux when he failed to surface.
“Right after he went down, I was on the Backdoor side of the peak, and there was a three wave set. He had gone on the first wave of the set. Immediately I heard everybody in the lineup shouting, whistling and waving their boards. There were about twenty of us that paddled in right away and tried to find him, but we couldn’t. Eventually half that pack went in and about a dozen guys came running down with swim fins searching for his body. When we found him he was up by Pupukea [approximately 250 yards north of the Pipeline peak]. We put him on a longboard and were just scratching and kicking to get him in. But by that time it had been about fifteen minutes. The lifeguards tried to do some compressions, but it wasn’t working. Then they put him in an ambulance and that was the last I saw him.”
Cause of death has yet to be determined, pending a coroner’s report.
Joyeux, an accomplished all-around waterman and one of Tahiti’s most popular surf stars, was recently featured on SURFER’s 2004 Big Issue Cover and won the 2003 Billabong XXL Tube of the Year.
At noon Hawaiian time, the shocked North Shore surf community formed an impromptu prayer circle on the beach at Pipeline in honor of their fallen Tahitian brother.
This man surfed places like Teahupoo (pronounced - Cho-Po)
Teahupoo
Without fear, young, skilled, fearless. He lost his life on a pristine surfing day, 6 to 8 feet, not huge, but a mistake, a wrong fall, can reap heavy dues.
Damn.
R I P.
Aloha.
5 comments:
So sad
The only good thing I can think of is--at least he died doing what he loved best. I mean, if it's a person's time to go, at least it wasn't in a car wreck or whatever, you know? Dangit, but drowning is pretty bad though.
I agree with Sandy. I don't like to hear about death, but at least he was in the water.
That wave is huge. How big would you say that is and do you surf waves that big? Yowzers.
Howzit Sandy! Hope the Ohana and you are doing good miss the tales of yours out here in cyber-land. Come back and spew a bit when you get the time, but importance of responsibility comes first.
Miss Mags - People will differ on the size of waves, but I would estimate that beast to be about 25 to 30 feet. If you get a chance, check out the link to the Teahupoo site, or google it for a video. I will try to find a link. It is beautiful, demented, and amazing all at once. I may be insane, but I aint stupid! No, I dont surf monsters of that size, I'd need new surf shorts (wink) Half that, is the biggest, and thats more than enough challenge for me.
Thanks for the comments!
Aloha!
Even if he died doing what he loved best, it still must be sad to see a fellow surfer go ...
Be careful out there.
Such a bummer.
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