Wild Clip Shows Moment Surfer Breaks His Back

A big-wave surfer is already dreaming of getting back on his surfboard a day after breaking his back in what the Telegraph describes as "mountainous seas" off Nazare, Portugal.

Britain's Andrew Cotton, 36, was one of several professional surfers riding big waves Wednesday when a gigantic wall of water came crashing down upon him. A video shows Cotton preparing to abandon his ride before the rolling water appears to throw him dozens of feet, where he lands hard on his back. 

"What can I say, I got a little excited this morning and [ended] up having possibly the worst wipeout impact wise of my life," Cotton wrote on Instagram after he was pulled from the water, put on a spinal board, and taken to a hospital.

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