Surfer wipes out on very large wave in Tasmania

andychiz.com / Reuters

Australian James McKeen falls off his surfboard while trying to ride an 8-metre wave at Shipstern Bluff near Hobart in Tasmania March 17, 2011. According to local media reports, surfers were towed by a jetski into one of the biggest swells seen at Shipstern Bluff, formerly known as Devil's Point, in 10 years. Picture taken on March 17, 2011.

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Duh, in a tsunami? Imagine that.

    Reply#1 - Thu May 19, 2011 8:19 PM EDT
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