Damage- 60 stitches total on my face and
inside my mouth, lost 1/4 of tongue & punctured roof of mouth.
On my first wave of the morning at my home break in Newport Beach, I pulled
into a close-out barrel, as I was under the water my board shot through my
jaw into my tongue and punctured the roof of my mouth. "If I would have had
a nose guard I don't think it would have done so much damage and if it
punctured my throat or eye, I could have been done for good" I actually got
very lucky!!
- Darren Brilhart- Former Pro Surfer / ASG Event Manager and Vans SMAS Tour
Director
