Almost two years to the date San Diego surfer Josh Buran finally met the man who saved his life during a six foot swell at San Diego's Black Beach. Josh was having his typical Saturday morining out on the exceptional waves. Everything was going smooth for him until he wiped out in the pipe and took a surfboard right to the jaw. The rest of the story is told through Jason Isaacs perspective. "I paddled over, and Josh was unconscious, not breathing and blue. I got off my board and started compressions in the water by pushing on his chest and back at the same time. Grey foam was coming out of his nose and mouth and after a minute or two he made a gurgle/choking noise like he was trying to breath," says Isaacs. When Isaacs was trying to paddle him back to the dry land they were gobbled up by a 7 footer and Buran's body went under the water. Jason and his fellow surfers dived under the waves to retrieve his unconscious body and pulled him onto the sand where the life guards were waiting. Buran was taken to the hospital where he survived with little injuries but he never ended up meeting his hero until two years later for the article.
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