Marcio Freire fell from his board and rescuers’ attempts to resuscitate him on land failed, authorities said, in first death at the famous surfing spot
A Brazilian man has died while surfing the celebrated Atlantic waves in Portugal, home of the Nazaré Canyon, rated as one of the sport’s biggest and most terrifying challenges.
“A 47-year-old man of Brazilian nationality died this afternoon after falling while practising surfing in Praia do Norte,” the National Maritime Authority said in a statement on Thursday.
