Pro-surfer Mikey Wright makes daring NYE rescue on Oahu's North Shore

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3 жыл бұрын

A daring New Year's Eve rescue saved a woman who was struggling to make it back to shore amidst a powerful swell that pounded Oahu’s North Shore on Thursday, Dec. 31.

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@Berkonader 3 жыл бұрын

What a true blue Aussie should do. Well done Mikey you make us proud.

@72marshflower15 3 жыл бұрын

Take back Rupert Murdoch and I'll be proud of you aussies.. This sort of thing happens several times a day in Havvai'i..

@Berkonader 3 жыл бұрын

@@72marshflower15 Take Trump and Biden out and we would all like the US :D

@avatarofpapermagic 3 жыл бұрын

@@72marshflower15 lol imagine trying to compare. Australian lifesavers are the best in the world son. We train you to become like us, think about that.

@72marshflower15 3 жыл бұрын

@@Berkonader agreed, butRupert Murdoch helped create the atmosphere that allowed goons like Biden and Trump to exist..

@72marshflower15 3 жыл бұрын

@@avatarofpapermagic I’ve never been trained by Aussies and I pull half a dozen people out of the water every year... Aroha from Fissure 8, Leilani Estates, Havvai’i..

@stiritup4663 3 жыл бұрын

That mullet, waving behind him as he ran like an Aussie superhero’s cape, made this the best video of 2021. 36 hours in.

@robertquigley5869 3 жыл бұрын

That is the one thing that every experienced surfer will do. We may have many bad faults, me more than other surfers but we will help anyone in trouble in the water.

@mikejones4432 3 жыл бұрын

So true...🤙

@ericlazenby5984 3 жыл бұрын

"Who needs a cape when you have a mullet like that!"

@July-A7 3 жыл бұрын

Who needs a story about mandane events happening on every beach with wind and waves?

@ericlazenby5984 3 жыл бұрын

@@July-A7 lol your high. Type "surfer saves drowning victim" and you will only see 2 or 3 videos including this. Its nice to see Mikey do gods work.

@picklelipsmcgee2234 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah right July you burnt Frankfurt 🤥

@July-A7 3 жыл бұрын

@@picklelipsmcgee2234 How about you, at least, try to make sense when you post online?

@bh2861 3 жыл бұрын

Eric you kook...you stole this line of one of his followers on insta

@catdaddydonbrewer007 3 жыл бұрын

He saved a complete stranger because he knew she was someones daughter, someones mother, someones friend. He’s more than a hero!

@coletteday712 3 жыл бұрын

His knowledge & ability to read the waves in order to get to the right place so impressive! He is a hero. Yes instinct kicked in. His instiinct is to run toward danger to save others. True definition of a hero!

@fugley100 3 жыл бұрын

He got mad barrels at pipe all day, owned it basically. Then this!?! Go Mikey!

@grakkerful 3 жыл бұрын

I was wondering if it was that same guy. What a stud.

@subparadventures2876 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah mate just seen the clips he was on fire 👍🏻🤙🏼🇦🇺🇦🇺

@erinjean2695 3 жыл бұрын

Three people watched my dad drown. So grateful this man made an effort vs standing on the sidelines

@July-A7 3 жыл бұрын

@RA H, condolences about your father! However the conditions then may have been very different to what we see in this video. It may have not been possible to safe your father at all, so those 3 people didn't have a choice but watch helplessly. There's no risk while helping this woman. "Helping" is the right word, not "saving".

@bimbadeenanglesea3459 3 жыл бұрын

@@July-A7 - is this the only way you can get any attention, by trolling comments on what was a truly heroic act? Pathetic.

@bachatera719 3 жыл бұрын

I’d love to see an interview with the woman rescued and her son too! Mikey, God used you in a mighty way 😊

@kirklandbatteries 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone's testosterone levels shoot up too watching Mikey's mullet fluttering in the wind??? What a damn legend

@July-A7 3 жыл бұрын

You are joking, right?

@infinitetomato9746 3 жыл бұрын

absolutely! mullets are glorious and far too rare hahahah

@ivanna7589 3 жыл бұрын

Loved that

@RickyMCampbell 3 жыл бұрын

Can't have hair in your eyes in a barrel. Always have something that floats with a long line attached handy for rescue or the victim will drag you down too.

@moryan6447 3 жыл бұрын

Yes and I’m female🤗

@kaizenlife1152 3 жыл бұрын

You hear in the back ground “You can’t save him” Mikey: Hold my beer mate!

@buzzpotts2620 3 жыл бұрын

What a stud! Way to go Mikey. Break in 2021 with bang mate. Aussie power

@mehere8038 3 жыл бұрын

well apparently his beer got warm in the time he was down there, so he had to chuck it & open a new one. I guess the holding it wasn't helpful lol

@supportiranianfreedom4982 3 жыл бұрын

As a pro-surfer he knew there was no time to wait and see....

@emmcey 3 жыл бұрын

That was his sister Tyler. Thankfully for the drowning lady’s sake he didn’t listen to her.

@mehere8038 3 жыл бұрын

@@emmcey no, thankfully later on he DID listen to her, cause she was on the beach watching the surf & directing him what to do while he was in there & unable to see it, for example she was the one that told him a "doubler" was coming, so that he could get into position to take the force of it & protect the lady from it as he used it to push them into shore. Without her the rescue would have been far more difficult, if not impossible

3 жыл бұрын

In the crazy life we live.. there are some good people in this world. A super hero. We need more stories like this!!!!

@nelsonlugo45 3 жыл бұрын

Expect no less from a surfer. Mikey, Tyler and Owen though -what a trio of Surf Sibling Greats... the Wright Stuff!

@alienated6864 3 жыл бұрын

Good deeds equal good vibes! I'm over here tearing up over the little guy hugging and thanking Mikey. Faith in humanity scores another one!

@808aaq 3 жыл бұрын

He's definitely a HERO in my book! Thank God everyone was safe! 🙏🏽❤

@roybutler9323 3 жыл бұрын

Mikey always goes big bless the Wrights love and light....

@JimSuperwhite43 3 жыл бұрын

Hats off to all who threw themselves in harms way to help a fellow human being in trouble. And to think 4 peopled gave this a thumbs down.

@jasonv.9015 3 жыл бұрын

Because when he got to her they were in waist deep water, Lol. No real danger but a good effort

@davidferrara115 3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonv.9015 Jealous much?

@KOL630 3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonv.9015 that water is powerful AF doesn’t matter how deep it mate. Well done Mickey

@July-A7 3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonv.9015 At last one other person who has a brain on their own. It was only me till now. Cheers, Benjammin.

@bimbadeenanglesea3459 3 жыл бұрын

@@July-A7 - lol! At least two of you know better than everyone else, especially people who were actually there on the day.

@jsimo1431 3 жыл бұрын

he's a helper. you'll always find them in times of distress. a good soul.

@redeyestones3738 3 жыл бұрын

Daily occurrence in Hawaii, when the waves are up, and the tourists are out. It's cool to see one play out on video. Glad everything worked out. Good on ya, Mikey. Top bloke

@laughteraddict1003 3 жыл бұрын

Yes it is. What most visitors don't realize is we get a lot of long period swells especially in the winter that have long lulls or significant amount of time between series of waves when the ocean goes relatively calm. People get close to water thinking it's safe and more large waves come. There should be a safety video on the plane to alert people to the potential danger of the ocean here

@redeyestones3738 3 жыл бұрын

@@laughteraddict1003not a bad idea. Especially because sometimes there are instances where the person being sucked out, or pounded is either too traumatized to understand that they need to calm down, or in a lot of cases, they don't even understand English. Often times in these situations, it becomes necessary to physically subdue the victim, to prevent us both from drowning. It can get extremely dangerous. I like the video idea. it ought to be something they have to watch on the plane.

@July-A7 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly! Daily occurrence. Nothing unusual. Nothing heroic. Nothing too dangerous. Just a little help where needed.

@mehere8038 3 жыл бұрын

@@laughteraddict1003 there are surf safety videos on planes to Australia, doesn't make a difference though! The tourists still do exactly the same thing, can't grasp how dangerous it is. Even when the flags are there & beach being patrolled, they still swim outside them, heading straight for the rips, cause that's where it looks calm & they feel safest smh!

@stevenross-watt8640 3 жыл бұрын

The strength of the waves and currents was immediately obvious the second i landed in Hawaii. Treated them with respect and enjoyed my stay. You only had to go a few feet into even the breakwater running back done a steep beach to feel the power and realise its no joke.

@heatherscholz9857 3 жыл бұрын

One selfish person's choice to take an unnecessarily close photo could have cost 5 other's their lives. Thank you Mr. Wright for Intervening.

@nelsonlugo45 3 жыл бұрын

My 2 boys and I used to take turns pulling tourists out, right behind our homes, during the winter holidays. LOL. It was routine for us. Lucky you have a surfer around!

@July-A7 3 жыл бұрын

@Nelson Lugo, Well done! But nobody filmed your rescues and you aren't famous, so noone cares. You did what your human nature prompted you to do without reward or recognition. While with this video of Mikey "saving" someone from a waist deep water, all low IQ people are in awe,calling for a bravery award.

@nelsonlugo45 3 жыл бұрын

@@July-A7 Mahalo Nui Loa. Hau'oli Makahiki Hou. Aloha Pono

@July-A7 3 жыл бұрын

@@nelsonlugo45 'A' ole palikir, Nelson. Hau'oli 2021 makahiki hou!

@beldendemecilio2747 3 жыл бұрын

Amen, God bless you brother.

@ve-dr1fw 3 жыл бұрын

Who are the 16 a**holes that gave this video a thumbs down? Great job Mikey!

@jtee7344 3 жыл бұрын

Another champ from Australia 🇦🇺🏆👍

@stephenjones6030 3 жыл бұрын

I'm 56 and bodysurfing is my favorite thing to do on this planet. I've been in a few super-sketchy situations where death was on my mind. This was a sketchy situation for sure. If I was there and even thinking about getting in the water or even close to the water, I would stand back and check the surf for about 10 minutes, perhaps. Looking at this surf, I might have gotten my feet wet and that's about it, while keeping my eye on every wave coming in. You can easily tell that if you get knocked over, there's a good chance you'll get sucked out...and that would not be a good thing. SUPER-kudos to that mate that saved the day!

@laureenshipley7931 3 жыл бұрын

Keiki Beach is a gnarly shorebreak even on a ‘calm’ day it it is after all the first stop on the North Shore Breaks Glad this guy was there Much Aloha to you 🌺👏🏼🤙🏼👏🏼🤙🏼

@maurpearls4978 3 жыл бұрын

God blessed all of you today! Thank you Mikey!!! Glad you were there!!!

@joep7882 3 жыл бұрын

Mate has wheels. That was an amazing sprint across the beach

@vernonparongao77 3 жыл бұрын

Confidence in Heavy water made all the difference cheers to another Surfer rescue...Mahalo Mikey 😇

@kelleymcbride4633 3 жыл бұрын

After 2020 I think we all need more stories like this one, well done mate ❤👍

@sesoseri 3 жыл бұрын

The Real life “2021 Hold my beer award” goes to Mikey.

@johnjackson33 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic your hero with a good attitude so nice to see people like him makes up the difference great awesome to see people like you Guys and gals great teamwork make me wish I could be on your team

@eatmyshortsman926 3 жыл бұрын

Mikey is an angel!

@funafter5081 3 жыл бұрын

God bless you Mikey for your quick thinking and action in the face of danger! Well done!

@zakaria600 3 жыл бұрын

As they say "Eddie would go!" 🤙

@carmellosown 3 жыл бұрын

Well done young man and sister and to all the folks that jumped in to help. And to the lifeguards that do this every day.

@motoz30 3 жыл бұрын

lady would've drowned had an experienced waterman not risked his own safety to step in. good on ya, mikey. you saved a life.

@July-A7 3 жыл бұрын

In a waist deep water? My 10 year old happily jumps over the waves in exact same conditions.

@lillyess385 3 жыл бұрын

@@July-A7 Unfortunately people have drowned in less, especially if they are tired, they panic or don't have experience in ocean waves.

@jordanneff6972 3 жыл бұрын

@@July-A7 have you heard of ocean currents? many people have drowned at that beach

@July-A7 3 жыл бұрын

@@lillyess385 People drown in 2inches of water. In a puddle at the city centre. Sick, elderly, infirm, children or just a freak accident. You are missing the point. Nobody in their right mind can claim that Mike did anything remotely heroic. End of.

@flipout99 3 жыл бұрын

@@July-A7 Her son didn't seem to think so ? I guess you couldn't be bothered to watch the three people who tried to go in (before the surfer), and basically decided" discretion is the better part of valour" and sensibly took a step backwards when they realised the currents were too strong for their capacities.

@tfnine9031 3 жыл бұрын

A true waterman. Good on ya mate. Perfect awareness, reaction, and rescue execution. 👍

@ep2223 3 жыл бұрын

Great job Mikey!!!!!!! May the Lord Bless you for your courage and great heart!

@jonraymond7072 3 жыл бұрын

The guy at :33 saving the baby and still holding his beer. true hero

@ZorbaPress 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Mikey Wright ! ... Not many people could have done that.

@ActionZach 3 жыл бұрын

If you have your mate’s back, your mate will have your back. - mate

@allanchavez481 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏 happy new year

@andrèharrison7164 3 жыл бұрын

Go on Mikey..Reprazentin!! Aussie surf life saving 101

@surferdude8086 3 жыл бұрын

Love your surfing bro🤙 Especially the mullet. 😀 Nice save. I've done it twice in my surfing lifetime.

@patron40silver 3 жыл бұрын

Good man. Health and happiness to you.

@CounterFleche 3 жыл бұрын

He ran ahead of the side current and she drifted right to him--excellent use of his surf knowledge.

@coryt921 3 жыл бұрын

thank you god for humans like him

@luciaseacreature8705 3 жыл бұрын

aww i love them... mikey, tyler and owen

@auttiebarnard7691 3 жыл бұрын

Well done mate, respects from South Africa

@Mountlougallops 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!!!!!

@hezebelbeing 3 жыл бұрын

HERO - thank you Mikey!

@hawaiianpunch808 3 жыл бұрын

“That ain’t a rescue, I’ll show you a rescue” Right on Mikey!

@thecitizenjoan 3 жыл бұрын

Possible Superhero Names: 1.Supermikey 2.Supermulletmike 3.Mulletmanmike 4.Batmullet 5.Hero 6.LegendaryMulletmike

@stainless7191 3 жыл бұрын

When he picked her up all I could think of was "sweet Mickey's back looks strong again"

@raff23able 3 жыл бұрын

Mikey on for the a new series of Bondi rescue !!

@andreavanda4722 3 жыл бұрын

Great guy and humble too!

@mexicomiamorymas 3 жыл бұрын

Love surfers ❤️❤️❤️

@martinhall932 3 жыл бұрын

Happy 2021... good start

@neilbrewer4750 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work Mikey , bravery and commitment. Great Australian 👍

@rjolson8695 3 жыл бұрын

YOU HAVE LOVE THE MAN GOD BLESS

@daveallen2455 3 жыл бұрын

Heck Yah !!!! Only a Surfer gets it. Nice work Mikey !!!!

@6nosis 3 жыл бұрын

Good on ya Mikey!! God Bless You Son!!!

@kkubo9928 3 жыл бұрын

HERO! THANK YOU MIKEY!

@johnlloyd8303 3 жыл бұрын

Great job Mikey. Great heart

@littlebopeeps5852 3 жыл бұрын

Great work. So brave 💜

@jasonlilly4952 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe it was his name Mikey Wright.. but I knew..just knew he was gonna be Australian. Way to go Mikey!! 🇦🇺 👏🤙🏄‍♂️🏝

@desmenfilifili3830 3 жыл бұрын

Good job mate💯🙏

@phild12pd 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome thanks 🙏

@fatramh 3 жыл бұрын

I love Mikey Wright 🖖🏻

@anniemedicalmassage 3 жыл бұрын

Mahalo E Ke Akua for this Aussie !

@tatonkapeach 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you god for this hero! An angel in a mans skin

@neptunesgold1216 3 жыл бұрын

You cant save him!! Hold my 🍺!! Go Mikey!!

@jocky2 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliantly done.

@OkieGrower75 3 жыл бұрын

Good on you Mate!💚💚

@martynrandall7652 3 жыл бұрын

Full respect to ya mate.

@mitchtrumann857 3 жыл бұрын

Love you dude!!

@keithkeck738 3 жыл бұрын

Well done dude. We need more like you.

@naynay7773 3 жыл бұрын

What an absolute GENT 1👍👍

@makavelioutlaw7037 3 жыл бұрын

That man iz an angel

@Lew699 3 жыл бұрын

That sprint was bad ass

@jkverity 3 жыл бұрын

Good on ya, mates!! Epic. 🤙🏼🤙🏼

@Dogsrule777 3 жыл бұрын

Right on Mikey!! You’re a true hero brotha. 🙏🏽

@ranchdubois5731 3 жыл бұрын

mikey gonna win sunset now big respect for this

@andrewmiddleton2445 3 жыл бұрын

The aussie super hero cape= The Mullet

@benh6022 3 жыл бұрын

All pro surfers help people on the beach respect to all of them

@waxhead63 3 жыл бұрын

Not sure if I am just speaking out aloud but People check out Mickey as this larikan bogan ( yeah I'm an ozzie ) surfer making good on the surf curcuit but to actually hear his recount of the situation shows how switched on he is .. just an honest ozzie surfer doing what he does best .. being himself with no pretence .... that lady and her family are so lucky he was there ... Mickey knows full well that average Joe Blow has no idea what is going on at the beach when surf is involved .. You have done all Ozzies proud mate .... Fairly confident I can speak on behalf of all surfers on Adelaides' Mid coast... well done .. cudos Mickey 🙏🙏👍

@patrickt4095 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Mahalo!

@canadadan4437 3 жыл бұрын

Wow awesome bro thanks for caring 👍🇨🇦

@herojeannabomb9802 3 жыл бұрын

God is good!!

@justinwiseman8965 3 жыл бұрын

Goodjob mikey. 👍 god bless.

@muddymuz7266 3 жыл бұрын

Faith in humanity restored. ❤️

@bryanredoble7345 3 жыл бұрын

A great story of life-saving a blessing!

@716Flat4 3 жыл бұрын

Good for you dude. The problem is, all those people with cameras are the same people who freeze. Who watch someone drown. who fail to defend themselves or their families. Fight or flight is a real thing. and people either go one way or another, I think based on their personal level of self confidence in general, as well as their natural reactions to fear. People either act or freeze. Out of...what...100 people on that beach...1 person had the natural reaction to do something about what was happening...the rest froze or hid behind a camera...sad

@JD-gj2rj 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Mikey! He Likes it! Aloha brother! God bless you! Karma's going to hit you up for sure!

@gailamina1328 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome braddah!!! And Aloha.🤙🤙🤙

@Diffusion8 3 жыл бұрын

Hero. The Wrights are a solid bunch 🤙🏼

@golfingfishermansurfer 3 жыл бұрын

Its like in surfs up when the female lifeguard penguin rescues the little kid penguin from knee deep water

@BLACK05GO1 3 жыл бұрын

Surfers save people all the time. People have no idea how often it happens, especially in the water. You'll see or hear someone caught in the current and desperate for help. If you can just get them to calm down and not fight the current, you can work your way to an area where the waves will push you towards the beach. Tourists especially don't understand how the currents work especially around Jetties, Piers, Points, or even river/creek mouths. These are the most dangerous areas for people to swim because of the rip (outward currents that form next to them).