‘Chewed up and spit out’: Surfer survives terrifying wipeout at Jaws off Maui

While the Eddie Big Wave Invitational was firing at Waimea Bay, one of the gnarliest wipeouts of the weekend happened off Maui.

[SvenFeral]

I am so appreciative of the fact that they specifically said he didn't get lucky and talked about all the training he has done to be prepared for this exact situation.

[DiamondRidgeMusic]

The implementation of the inflation vests has saved so many lives for sure.

[LisaYyeshua]

I was body surfing in the pacific ocean around 1982. A wave slammed my body to the ocean floor like i was a rag doll. I remember the wave holding me down and my body scraping the ocean floor...my face scraping on shells. I lost sight of up and couldn't see the sun...i swam up as i could and it took forever to get to the top as i gasped for air. The ocean nearly took my life that day...God had other plans. Im thankful to be alive.

[timanctil]

Everyone who wears a vest needs to say, "...thanks Uncle Shane..." 🤙

[braddahg]

1:55 - the shutting off your mind to accept the beating is the truth. Making yourself ultra relaxed through the worst of it really does work. Can’t imagine the difficulty at Jaws.

[mulletover]

"I like to go into the darkest part of my brain and shut everything off... and pretend my forehead didn't just touch the middle of my back."

[cl]

“You train to survive the wipeout, you don’t train to…”. That was a GREAT quote! It applies to everything in life. Well done! 🤙🙏

[visionx]

He got the best waves of the day after that wipeout.

[Jazzfestn]

"Skippin' over the ocean like a stone" - Harry Nillson

[robertgagulic]

Best back flips gymnastics I have ever seen and on a monster wave. 10 out of 10. This guy deserves a gold medal.

[kalihipalama]

Hats off to Ty for going back out! Never saw a wipe out as bad as that!!!

[ParticleBeamLeonard]

Probably a contender for Wipeout of the Year

[sjsomething]

Glad to see this young man is doing ok, I saw the wipeout on another channel but there wasn’t any discussion of if he was all right. His preparation + the vests did exactly what they are supposed to and thankfully his talent will continue to shine for us landlocked surf dreamers!

[JakeLewis-glsw]

This is an exceptional young man. Big cojones!

[surfshack]

Awesome wave and ride and just as awesome wipeout. 10 out of 10! 🌊

[ladyyong]

Thank God he was trained to maneuver and endure the Wipeout.

[stanford-nfjk]

Santa Cruz surfer here. I have so much respect for Ty. I’m not even *half* as skilled as he is. I was just at Mavericks watching from shore and was amazed. I hope Ty is safe out there. I’d hate for what happened to Mark Foo happen to him. Same for his freediving adventures. I hope he’s careful. I knew Jay Moriarty and he died while freediving.

[greggreg]

The first time I cartwheeled on the water doing 100 km was the last time I ever water skied😂

[Dean-qtrp]

The textbook definition of surf warrior.

[decommonifyable]

I love that thisbis news in Hawaii and i like the lingo.