damn.. thats scary.
I had a close call a few years ago.. got blown off of a rock and as i got swept backwards, my plugbag got hung up on a rock. I could not stand up and waves were crashing over my head. Instead of panicking and thrashing around, i figured i had better scoot forward.. and when i did that my plug bag became un stuck and i was able to stand. It would have been beyond embarrassing to drown in 2 and a half feet of water.
