A pro-surfer has been called a "living legend" after he saved a woman from raging waves. Mikey Wright was caught on video making the heroic rescue after he noticed that a woman was being swept away in the ocean of Hawaii.
In an Instragram video, which was being filmed by the 24-year-old at first, beach goers can be seen struggling to rescue the person from the surf.
As the waves continue to crash, Mikey can be heard saying that the swimmer is "going to need to get saved." "You can't save him," someone else in the videosays before Mikey hands over his phone and hops the fence to run into the ocean.
In a second clip Mikey can be seen launching himself into the water and swimming to the person stuck in the swell. He manages to get over to them
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