Banzai Pipeline Banzai Pipeline, located at Hawaii's Ehukai Beach Park, is a renowned surf destination for athletes looking to experience the thrill of the barr ...

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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 ...

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

The 29-year-old son of surfer Liam McNamara and nephew of sport legend Garrett McNamara, Makai was surfing at Banzai Pipeline on Oahu's North Shore when he was wiped out by a large wave and went ...

Professional surfer Makai McNamara was thrown off his surfboard in a serious accident during a surfing competition at the Banzai Pipeline in Oahu’s North Shore in Hawaii.