STORY FROM ESPN: In the late afternoon hours on Thursday, tragedy struck as infamous Northern California big-wave spot Maverick’s took the life of 35-year-old Hawaiian surfer Sion Milosky.
Originally from Kalaheo, Kauai, Milosky was an underground charger for most of his career and had a tremendous impact in any heavy lineup he found himself in.
It’s been speculated that he paddled into one of the biggest waves ever, an outer-reef bomb that’s been sized at “30-foot Hawaiian,” which means it was at least 60 feet by normal standards. Earlier this year he caught one of the waves of the winter at Pipeline, and prior to that he signed a healthy endorsement deal with Volcom.
With a late-season northwest swell in the water, on a day that Surfline.com was calling 18 to 20 feet with occasional 25-foot set waves, Milosky had reportedly been charging all day, riding some of the best waves that came through.
Out late trying to get one last set wave, he took off on a bomb and got rolled. He was found in the water 20 minutes later, beyond help at that point.
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