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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Andrei Khalip and Catarina Demony

Marcio Freire: ‘Mad Dog’ surfing legend dies riding waves in Nazare

Reuters

Tributes are being paid after veteran Brazilian surfer Marcio Freire died while practising on the giant waves in Nazare on the central coast of Portugal on Thursday.

Support staff on jet-skis managed to get the 47-year-old to the beach, but all attempts to revive him failed.

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