Watch Australian big wave surfer Jamie Mitchell wiping out big time at Peahi, in Maui, Hawaii, during the 2019 Jaws Big Wave Championships.
"It was not how I visioned my day going. I was 100 percent ready and thought it was going to be a special day for me. But Mother Nature had other ideas," said Mitchell.
"I will say it was my worst wipeout ever. I hit so hard when I fell I'm not sure if I blacked out or not. But I remember getting sucked over and then was instantly on the bottom and pinned to the rocks on my back."
"There was so much intensity down there. I don't even know how to explain it. Thank God it finally let me up, and I hit the surface with a second to spare before the next one mowed me," continued Jamie.
"I saw stars after that. I tried to go back out and get back into the heat but I couldn't see straight, and my balance was off. So, not the day I wanted."
