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 HONOLULU (AP) - A Tahitian professional surfer drowned Friday after wiping out on a big wave off Oahu's North Shore.
Malik Joyeux, 25, was underwater for about 10 minutes after falling on an 8-foot wave at Hawaii's famous Banzai Pipeline surf break, according to witness and photographer Bruno Lemos.
The wave exploded on top of Joyeux, snapping his board in half, Lemos said. Surfers spotted Joyeux's body floating in a nearby break and paddled him to shore, where lifeguards and ocean safety officials unsuccessfully tried to revive him, Lemos said.
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