A massive wave took out surfer Tom Dosland on Wednesday, and it was caught on video.
Dosland was surfing on the north shore of Hawaii's Maui Island on the notorious "Jaws" surf break.
He lost his balance on the 40-foot wave and fell 20 feet into the surf.
"When this wave came toward me, I was totally committed. It looked like a sea monster rising out of the ocean when it came my way. But I was going no matter what," he told Surfer Magazine. "So I flipped around and started paddling to get into it.
Dosland said wind blew water in his face and limited his sight, "So I was pretty much just going off of feeling for that brief second before you drop in. Then, I was able to open up both my eyes, and I realized what was about to happen."
Dosland's surfboard was completely destroyed, but he was not injured. He only had a stiff neck.
He returned to Jaws the next day with a borrowed board. He got no major waves, but he didn't have any dangerous falls either.
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