River O’Mahoney Hagg – cameraman, photographer, and loyal friend of John Lydon and John Rambo – recently posted the following story on his Facebook page.
John and John would like to share it with everyone. While River was surfing the notorious Mavericks in California he helped save the life of surfer Jacob Trette.
Jacob is now doing well thanks to River and some like-minded heroes. Proper Respect. Long may you survive Jacob – John and John are very pleased that you’re making a speedy recovery you’ll be back on the waves before you know it.
From River – This is from last Saturday (22nd)
Mavericks today. I had a solid two wave hold down. When I came up I was pushed towards the rocks grabbed what was left 3′ of my 9’6 surfboard I made it around the north side of the cliffs barley, People on the bluff were hollering at me trying to help guide me past the killer rocks. Shortly after I got to the beach a jet ski zoomed up onto the sand (WAY TO DRIVE BRA!!!!!) It dropped off a dead guy with three guys trying to manhandle him up the beach, I ran over to check for vital signs, he was unresponsive with little or no pulse a blue tint and not breathing. A few chest compressions were done but not getting the water out of the airway on his back. Me and several others got him onto his side and vigorously rubbed and pounded his back and chest a lady was pushing up on his stomach to help expel water. He started to breath one gasp at a time, he had blood and salt water coming out of his mouth and nose. It was a deep snoring so we knew there was a lot of water in his lungs. We elevated his feet and 3 of us held him up off the sand at a incline until EMS arrived. His eyes were rolled back and there was no cognitive reaction. From how long it took me to get into the beach from the set wave was over 8 minuets easy. Probably more like 10 to 15 before he started breathing again. The guys who got him out of the water are heros for sure!! All the fukrs who stood by and took pictures instead of helping should be ashamed of there coward punk ass selves. 2 times or 200, Jacob needs our prayers if you gottem cuz when he left in the helicopter it was not looking good. “I pray bra you Jacob and your family are ably to come through this to learn what you needed to and teach what you needed to. We tried our best we all hope it was enough.
Ok this is a article that was written about it www.surfline.com and here is a link that describes how mavericks breaks www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fqg43ozz7A
River O’Mahoney Hagg
PS: Update on Jacob is he is out of the hospital and expected to make a 100% recovery. Crazy man life flight gave him less that 2% chance to live!