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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Pro surfer Makai McNamara is in coma after being wiped out at Banzai Pipeline — a surf reef break — in Hawaii on Sunday, Feb.

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.

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 ...

Sports fans around the world are keeping professional surfer Makai McNamara in their thoughts this week. McNamara, 29, was surfing at Banzai Pipeline in Hawaii when a massive wave sent him headfirst ...

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

Cornwall teen surfing sensation Lukas Skinner has taken on what we think could be one of the scariest waves in the world. The ...

The 2025 World Surf League launches with the Lexus Pipe Pro event at the fearsome Banzai Pipeline in Hawaii on Monday, as American Caitlin Simmers looks to defend her 2024 women's title ...

Young gun Molly Picklum will continue the Australian charge into the quarter-finals at the World Surf League season-opening event in Hawaii, but conditions at the Banzai Pipeline kept the men out of ...