Crazy Footage of a Big Wave Rescue in SA

Crazy GoPro footage has emerged of a rescue from a massive swell that hit the Cape out at Sunset at the end of September. Darty Louw got on the end of one of the biggest waves of the day as well as one of the worst wipeouts of the day. Insane PWC driving by Jem Johnson resulted in a successful pickup with no time to spare. <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> Surfer: Darty Louw; Water Safety: Jem Johnson and Murray Willcocks; Filmed by: Murray Willcocks We got a hold of Jem Johnson to find out a little bit more about the event: (Zag) Firstly, let’s talk about the conditions. Images have done the rounds on social media, but hows about a first-hand account of the day? (Jem) We had paddled some good waves at Sunset on Thursday and Friday but knew that Saturday was going to be the really big day. The night before we paddle till dark and were expecting a 20 footer to break at any time. The next morning Wavenet was down and I got a report really early saying that it was only about 15 foot, so I drove to Kommetjie and […]