www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/2372183/long-jetty-kitesurfer-critical-after-accident/?cs=305

Hope he will pull through

www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-24/kite-surfing/5547126


Hectic winds here today, gusting up to 46knots around midday, one report says it happened at 9:30 another at 11. either way, stay safe people

Anyone know who it was?

Cant say to much people as a request by his family, as his parants do not yet know as they are over sea's atm. Did my best to keep the news reporters hanging with no info and the other kiter there sorry for been rude as you didnt know I was the one that saved him and the reporter would have fished info off you.

But he is in a bad way with serious head injures fractured jaw and in a induced coma.
He was wearing a helmet at the time, and is a experinced kiter and was a instructor for a few months until he decide he rather be out there. wind strength was only about 15-25knts at the time on a 9m

He's very very lucky to be alive.

People please do not kite alone he was lucky I was there because when you knock yourself out you cant hit your safteys and its not a good place to be face down been drag by your kite unconscious. It took me about 2 to 3mins to get to him and a further 20min that felt like hours to get him to the foreshore.

kite safe people

Yes, well done Gtease. Your fast actions may well have saved him.

most awesome effort

Mentioned at 1.38 in the video,

Hope he pulls through.

big props to the saving efforts.....hope all turns out well in the end.

Update, spine and neck seem to look fine in CT scans, they are going to try and start to bring him out of his induced coma on friday. Looks like it maybe be a long recovery.

Didnt realise I had my gopro on cought the whole thing. My wife is in the cops and she watched it so she used to this sort of thing while I was at work, Brought her to tears but she was able to get accurate times of events from it.

Kite safe guys

Wow what a legend.

What was the mistake? just too close to the jetty and went long on a jump? kite to big and overpowered? simple bad luck?

Plummet said...
Wow what a legend.

What was the mistake? just too close to the jetty and went long on a jump? kite to big and overpowered? simple bad luck?

Narrr he probably read all your hardcore stoke threads

Poor bugger

gunny11 said...

With respect for his recovery, the family, and the rescuer - the reason people like details is it helps us avoid the same mistakes. It drives us to better ourselves and the sport.



Without knowing what happened the educational experience is zero.



At some point I hope those involved can share.

Sad to hear, hopefully he recovers fully, but I agree with gunny11, would like to know so I can learn.

Hi Guys he is stable, but still in intensive care. I'm told there is movement in legs and arms time to time and one eye is opening and closing, they are still try to bring him out of the coma.

Other good news is it seems he understands where he is and recognises family members voices, last night his mother who asked if he was hungry answer was a faint, YES

Still early days but this is great news

How's he doing Gtease?

Thanks Gtease, good to hear and my best wishes that he makes a full recovery.