Dramatic rescue: Surfer survives 30m-high monster wave in Portugal

Brazilian surfer Maya Gabeira had to be rescued after nearly drowning while surfing a monster wave in Praia do Norte in Portugal on Monday.
The 26-year-old wiped out on a wave which was up to 98 feet (30 metres) high.
She was pulled from the water by fellow surfer Carlos Burle, who came to her aid on a jet ski.
Gabeira had to be resuscitated on the beach.  
 
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 She was pulled from the water by fellow surfer Carlos Burle, who came to her aid on a jet ski.
 
 Gabeira had to be resuscitated on the beach.

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