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Former nonrecreational surfer Chris Davidson died aft reportedly being punched and injured extracurricular a pub successful Australia. See however the sports assemblage is paying tribute.
In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2022
Former nonrecreational surfer Chris Davidson has died aft a convulsive nighttime retired successful Australia.
According to police, who spoke to The Guardian, the 45-year-old jock was punched extracurricular a pub connected Sept. 24 earlier helium fell and deed his caput connected the pavement.
Officers recovered him unconscious connected the crushed earlier taking him to Kempsey Hospital, wherever helium died a abbreviated clip later.
According to the publication, constabulary arrested a 42-year-old antheral successful South West Rocks, New South Wales and charged him with battle causing death. He was refused bail successful tribunal connected Sept. 25.
Surfing Australia, a non-profit enactment overseeing surfing successful Australia, besides confirmed Chris' death.
"Davo was an incredibly talented surfer and a existent idiosyncratic successful our athletics and community," Surfing Australia shared connected Facebook Sept. 25. "Our thoughts spell retired to his 2 children, friends and household astatine this time."
Soon aft his decease was confirmed, galore successful the surfing assemblage posted tributes online.
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In a screenshot captured by 7News, Kelly Slater wrote a connection connected his Instagram Story that read, "Lost different worker yesterday. #RIPChrisDavo. Had galore a bully conflict with this guy. One of the astir people talented surfers I ever knew."
Fellow surfer Nathan Hedge told the Today show in Australia that his adjacent person was "robbed excessively early."
"Nobody wins. It's conscionable the worst happening ever," Nathan said. "Not lone has Chris been taken from us, the different person's beingness is shattered and ruined arsenic well. Nothing affirmative tin travel retired of this. It's the worst happening successful the world. It's got to stop. It's not bully enough. It's conscionable got to end."
He continued, "He had truthful overmuch much beingness to give, bask and cherish. I volition miss his laugh. I volition miss his applicable jokes, and I conscionable miss his passion. He was ever up for thing and I volition miss his hugs. His motto was, ‘Make it mean something. It's our time!' He had that passionateness successful the h2o and successful different areas of his beingness arsenic well."
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