Mikala Jones, a Hawaiian surfer known for shooting awe-inspiring photos and videos from the inside of barreling waves, has died after a surfing accident in Indonesia. He was 44 years old. Jones had gone out into the ocean during a trip to the Mentawai Islands off the western coast of Sumatra when his surfboard fin cut his femoral artery, said his father, Dr John Jones.
Jones, who first learned to surf as a child and later became a professional surfer, loved to share videos of his surfing to ‘inspire others to make memories of their own’. His Instagram account shows stunning images of waves curling around him from above while he crouches on his board. He father described him as a ‘humble artist’.
Pro surfer and ‘humble artist’ Mikala Jones dies after surfing accident aged 44
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