Alex Botelho's Road To Recovery

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Alex Botelho's Road To Recovery

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Saturday, March 28, 2020

Saturday March 28, 2020

ALEX BOTELHO INJURY UPDATE

Portuguese big wave charger Alex Botelho is expected to make a full recovery after his serious incident during the Nazaré Tow Surfing Challenge.
After puncturing a lung, he was knocked unconscious and spent 10 minutes without oxygen.
For an in-depth take on Alex's recovery and future plans, go to WorldSurfLeague.com.

YAGO DORA DROPS A HAMMER

Before Yago Dora was on Tour, the Brazilian was renowned for his freesurfing edits.
And prior to hunkering down at home, he filmed this edit in Fernando de Noronha.

WSL COVID-19 REPORT

This week we caught up with the WSL's own Rosy Hodge and Jessi Miley-Dyer to get a report on what's happening with the COVID-19 response in their respective areas...

VOLCOM #STAYHOMEFORTHIS

Finally, we all have to do our part to get through these challenging times smoothly.
And our friends over at Volcom are using the hashtag #stayhomeforthis to encourage everyone to hunker down and use social distancing.

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