16-Year-Old Pro Surfer Zander Venezia Dies While Catching A Wave During Hurricane Irma

What a tragedy.
It's being reported that 16-year-old pro surfer Zander Venezia died on Tuesday while catching the mega-swell waves in Barbados caused by Hurricane Irma.
The Bridgetown, Barbados native was surfing a heavy break called "Box by Box" when he was knocked unconscious and drowned after getting caught by a closeout set that sent him into the shallow, rocky bottom where he hit his head on the reef.
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