Ecuadorian big wave surfer Aurelio Prieto has passed away while surfing two-meter waves in Manta, Ecuador. “The Negro,” 54, was catching waves with a few fellow surfers when a sneaky wave broke and dragged them around. According to the witnesses, Prieto was pulled into the bottom of the sea, and he may have hit it with his head. He was found unconscious by his friends Raúl Cabrera and Fernando Alvarado, who took him out of the water and carried him to the beach. A group of firefighters tried to revive Aurelio Prieto, but it was impossible. He was declared dead soon after.

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Ecuadorian big wave surfer dies riding Manta

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