We reported last time that "Point Break" remake shot some scenes in Tahiti and all we heard about was Tikanui Smith's successful stunts in Teahupoo. Just recently, we found out that professional surfer Laurie Towner had a freak accident in the same surf spot. Is this a bad sign for the reboot?
News.com.au reported that Aussie big wave surfer Laurie Towner - hired as the stunt double for lead character Johnny Utah - had a brutal wipeout that left him with a broken jaw and countless stitches. Scenes From Bora posted a photo of the surfer's X-ray on Twitter and you can see how bad it was.
Laurie Towner also revealed on Instagram that he had a freak accident while filming "Point Break" remake. He posted a photo of himself all badly bruised on social media and explained what happened to him. He wrote, "Teahupoo gave me a good old fashion flogging yesterday on my 3rd wave. I let go of the rope on an evil little west one. It was a pretty slow swell an although I should of kicked out I decided to go anyway."
The Aussie surfer continued, "I could tell the lump of swell was going into the channel which generally means it's a close out or a really fast west one. I hit my head on the bottom and must have blacked out because the next thing I can remember is being in the lagoon gasping for air in calm water. Apparently there was a bigger wave behind an no one saw me surface so I'm not sure if I had a 2 wave hold down or the wave I was on sent me straight to the lagoon."
Towner also said, "Either way I'm really lucky and grateful I'm still here. I got myself a broken jaw some stitches in my lip an eye lid whip lash to my neck and back and a couple small puncher wounds that went through my neck an into the back of my mouth that apparently just missed an artery. Just want to thank everyone who helped me though out yesterday really appreciate it! I'm all good an as positive as ever!"
Despite the freak accident that he experienced while filming "Point Break" remake, Laurie Towner continues to impress us with his positive attitude. Luke Bracey (Johnny Utah), Edgar Ramirez (Bodhi) and the rest of the cast and crew should definitely thank these daring stuntmen and athletes who risk their lives just to make an awesome movie.
