‘Mad Dog’ Surfer Dies Riding Giant Waves in Nazaré, Portugal
Veteran Brazilian surfer Marcio Freire died on Thursday while practising tow-in surfing on the giant waves in Nazaré on the central coast of Portugal, the local maritime authority said. As reported by CNN, support staff on jet-skis managed to get the 47-year-old to the beach, but all attempts to revive him failed. Freire was one…