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Makai McNamara did regain consciousness after he was hit by a huge wave at Banzai Pipeline. He was then transported to the hospital where he was put into a coma for 72 hours.

Pro surfer Makai McNamara is in coma after being wiped out at Banzai Pipeline — a surf reef break — in Hawaii on Sunday, Feb.

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM A surfer is nearly swallowed by whitewater from the closeout of a large wave at Banzai Pipeline in January 2023, on Oahu’s North Shore. A powerful northwest ...

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM A surfer bails out on a wave at Banzai Pipeline, in January 2023, on Oahu’s North Shore. A high surf advisory issued for the north-and west-facing shores of ...

Makai McNamara, a second-generation professional surfer, is in a medically induced coma after being knocked out while ...

Cornwall teen surfing sensation Lukas Skinner has taken on what we think could be one of the scariest waves in the world. The ...

A "freak accident" occurred over the weekend that has left a professional surfer in a coma. Makai McNamara, 29, was surfing ...

Professional surfer Makai McNamara is fighting for his life after suffering a devastating accident while surfing Feb. 23 at ...

Former champion Jack Robinson has pulled off one of the waves of the day at Banzai Pipeline as competition got underway in the World Surf League's season-opening event in Hawaii. With waves ...

The competition on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, famed for its Banzai Pipeline, is the opening event of the World Surf League’s elite Championship Tour. The 17-year-old Brooks became the first ...

Picklum, who was runner-up last year at Pipeline last year, was in action twice on Thursday as surfing resumed after a long break in testy conditions. She won both her heat and then a round-of-16 ...