This is the terrifying moment surfer Marcelo Luna is battered by a massive wave after failing to get on a jet ski with his teammate.
Drone footage shows Luna successfully riding a huge wave during a big swell off Praia do Norte in Nazare, Portugal.
After the surfer’s stunt, his teammate appears on a jet ski to take Luna safely to shore. However, Marcelo fails to get on the jet ski and is engulfed by an enormous wave.
The incident happened on November 8, 2017, but the footage has recently emerged online.
Praia do Norte, the beach both men were surfing from, is renowned for its powerful and dangerous waves and attracts surfers from around the world.
In 2011 Hawaiian surfer Garrett McNamara set a world record there for the largest wave ever surfed, at 24m (78ft).
Drone footage shows Luna successfully riding a huge wave during a big swell off Praia do Norte in Nazare, Portugal.
After the surfer’s stunt, his teammate appears on a jet ski to take Luna safely to shore. However, Marcelo fails to get on the jet ski and is engulfed by an enormous wave.
The incident happened on November 8, 2017, but the footage has recently emerged online.
Praia do Norte, the beach both men were surfing from, is renowned for its powerful and dangerous waves and attracts surfers from around the world.
In 2011 Hawaiian surfer Garrett McNamara set a world record there for the largest wave ever surfed, at 24m (78ft).
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