A daring rescue attempt to recover a professional big wave surfer who wiped out massively on a "65-foot" wave off the coast of Portugal failed dramatically on February 17.<br /><br />Professional big wave surfer Toby Cunningham of California was carving through a colossal wave in Nazare, unable to outrun the wave he wiped out needing to be rescued by jetski.<br /><br />The subsequent recovery of Cunningham saw him board a raft attached to the jetski but an incoming wave crashed upon them returning both to the foamy water.<br /><br />According to Nuno Dias who filmed this video, no injuries were reported during this incident.<br /><br />Dias said: “This was one of the most dramatic wipeout-rescue events of the season, gladly no one was hurt.<br /><br />"This is all business as usual for these guys, they are all professional so unlike regular people, they know how to act in these scenarios without panic.”<br /><br />The impressive video has been submitted to the annual World Surf League's Wipeout of the Year awards.
