Kevin Bourez
Kevin Bourez
More face on reef action, the face in this case belonging to Michel Bourez’s younger brother Kevin, and resembling that of a university student on Halloween. The stream of scarlet on a sun-block white background yielded a particularly gruesome aspect. The extent of the damage, sustained during the trials for the Billabong Pro 2014, included multiple head fractures, a broken jaw, and various deep facial lacerations. Four hours of surgery later he was declared to be in a stable condition, but not quite stable enough to surf in the next round — for despite being taken away in an ambulance halfway through, he had actually won the heat.
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