Shipstern Bluff in Tasmania's south-east is a world-famous big-wave surfing spot, where surfers are towed by jet skis to catch waves up to 10 metres high. After an incident a week ago, there are calls for greater safety when tackling monster waves.
abc.net.au/news/calls-for-greater-safety-among-surfers-at-shipstern-bluff/102171604Big-wave surfer James Hollmer-Cross was sitting astride a jet ski watching his son Harry catch waves at Tasmania's famous Shipstern Bluff last Sunday, when he saw his worst nightmare come true.
After two good rides, Harry wiped out, hitting his head on the ocean bottom and surfacing unconscious to float face down in the water."He was not breathing and he was blue," James said.One of James's friends quickly pulled his boat alongside the pair and he and another man dragged Harry aboard."That's the scariest thing, I think ... basically you're bringing them back, aren't you? They've crossed over for a little bit there," James said.
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