Kalani Chapman nearly dies at Pipeline

Kalani Chapman almost lost his life after suffering a severe wipeout at Pipeline, on Oahu’s North Shore, in Hawaii. The local legend nearly drowned. Chapman was competing on the 2017 Da Hui Backdoor Shootout. It was the last heat of the day, and the Pipeline was firing six-to-eight-foot bombs. The experienced Hawaiian surfer drops in […]

Kalani Chapman almost lost his life after suffering a severe wipeout at Pipeline, on Oahu’s North Shore, in Hawaii. The local legend nearly drowned. Chapman was competing on the 2017 Da Hui Backdoor Shootout. It was the last heat of the day, and the Pipeline was firing six-to-eight-foot bombs. The experienced Hawaiian surfer drops in on a Second Reef bomb, waits for the double-up, gets covered and disappears. Where was he? Why hasn’t he surfaced? Terry Ahue was on the jet ski support team. He immediately rushed to the wipeout zone.

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