Portuguese lost consciousness and was pulled from the water by other surfers
• Photo: Instagram
Portuguese surfer Vasco Ribeiro said this Wednesday on social media that he was the victim of a “scary” accident at sea, in Morocco, and that he feared for his life. The athlete hit his face on a rock and lost consciousness.
“Two days ago I went through the scariest moment of my life. After falling into a tube, I hit my face on the rock, I lost consciousness and for the first time I thought I was going to drown!”, wrote Vasco Ribeiro on Instagram.
“I am here thanks to my brothers Ramzi Boukhiam, Achraf Bakhcha [surfistas marroquinos] and Ismael, who pulled me out of the water by my shoulders and took me to the hospital, where I immediately underwent surgery and received 50 stitches in my face”, he added.
Vasco Ribeiro is “in hospital until he recovers as well as possible”. “Thank you very much to my entire Moroccan family, if it weren’t for them I wouldn’t be here writing this post.”
Remember that Vasco Ribeiro was suspended for three years in July this year, after failing anti-doping controls. The athlete admitted that he was absent because he “had a drug problem”.
By Isabel Dantas and Ana Paula Marques
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2023-11-01 13:45:45
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