'It was pretty much like getting scalped': top SA surfer describes horror Mexican wipeout

Surgery required to stitch up big wave surfer Matt Bromley

07 September 2023 - 21:21

One of South Africa’s top surfers had to undergo emergency surgery after being partially scalped in a freak surfing accident in Mexico...

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