Spanish surfer Óscar Serra died after falling from the top of a wave in Mexico

07/18/2021 10:09

• Clarín.com

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Updated 07/18/2021 10:21 AM

Accident and stupor on the beach of Zicatela, in Puerto Escondido, Mexico.

Spanish surfer Óscar Serra died this Saturday

while surfing in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.

The sad and shocking news was confirmed by the Spanish Surfing Federation and by various specialized media.

He was 22 years old

.

According to the first accounts, the Valencian surfer lost control at the top of a wave and the impact after the serious fall ended up being lethal. 

"A day of big waves in Zicatela (Puerto Escondido) has hit us very hard ... Our sincere condolences to family and friends for the loss of Óscar Serra. There are no words to describe so much pain ... Life is many sometimes unfair. DEP, "the agency wrote on the social network Twitter.

A day of big waves in Zicatela (Puerto Escondido 🌊) -today- has given us a very hard blow ...

Our sincere condolences to family and friends for the loss of Óscar Serra.

There are no words to describe so much pain ... life is often unfair.

DEP 🖤 # FESURFing pic.twitter.com/fc3Gg4wsj8

- ESP Surfing® Federation (@FESurfing_) July 17, 2021

Some witnesses affirmed that Serra entered the sea around 7

o'clock despite the fact that the municipal authorities had decreed that area with a red flag

due to a strong swell.

Something that usually does not scare the most experienced surfers.

After losing control of a wave with a height of just over two meters and its shocking fall, rescue and relief services managed to approach the shore, but the resuscitation maneuvers were unsuccessful.

The last wave of surfer Óscar Serra, prior to the accident on the beaches of Mexico.

Photo: Instagram

Shortly after the accident, the local police approached the beach as if to cordon off the area before lifting the body and informing the Spanish embassy of what had happened.

"One day he said he wouldn't mind dying surfing big waves and that's how it was, he left us doing what he loved," said the surfer, Laura Coviella, a friend of Serra, as published by the Spanish media

As

.

Spanish surfer Óscar Serra was 22 years old when he lost his life.

Photo: Instagram

24 hours after his tragic accident, the surfing community of Spain cries for the loss of Oscar Serra with emotional messages on social networks.

"The last wave of this rider this morning. On the battlefield. RIP brother. Strength for the family", posted on his Instagram slope, user Javi Postigo, a friend of the Spaniard, whom he defined Serra as " the best Valencian surfer in giant waves ".

"Thank you my life, thank you for letting me be your 'mommy' for loving me so much, for every call telling me that you were completely happy. You left happy, doing what you liked the most in this life. How hard is this going to be without you, darling . Your 'mommy' loves you eternally ", was the farewell that Ainara Aymat, a surfer and very close to Serra, chose through social networks. 

A dangerous beach

Zicatela beach is one of those chosen by surfers for the rigor imposed by its waves

.

That is why it was not surprising that athletes of the stature of Serra, like so many others of importance in the field of surfing, meet there.

In any case, and according to the newspaper

El Universal

, it is a highly dangerous beach since so far this year and with the death of the Spanish surfer, there are already nine people who have lost their lives in the coastal region of Oaxaca.

With information from Europa Press