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Rescue people congratulated him and said he did everything right.
Feck me, if I was stranded like that I would have remained on my surfboard and kept my swimsuit on!
Feck me, if I was stranded like that I would have remained on my surfboard and kept my swimsuit on!
Rescue officials are hopeful that a surfer who was plucked from the sea after more than 30 hours adrift off the western coast of Scotland will make a full recovery despite severe hypothermia.
Matthew Bryce was being treated at Belfast Hospital in Northern Ireland Tuesday after an intense search ended with him being winched into a Coast Guard helicopter shortly before the light faded.
Coast Guard Operations Specialist Lawrence Cumming said the 22-year-old surfer is "making progress" after his ordeal.
"He was conscious and breathing but severely hypothermic," Cumming said. "Lifting a hypothermic person from the water is hazardous, but it was done successfully, and he was then taken to the nearest big hospital, which was in Belfast."
He said Bryce's survival was greatly aided by his use of a thick wetsuit that includes boots and a hood. The surfer also managed to remain atop his board, lessening his exposure to the cold water.
The search was complicated because officials were only notified that Bryce was missing roughly 24 hours after the surfer entered the water, making it more difficult to predict his likely location.
"That meant it was a very, very large search area," said Cumming. Lifeboats from Scotland and Northern Ireland scoured the waters as the helicopter searched from the air.
Bryce was spotted by the helicopter crew at about 7:30 p.m. Monday shortly before the light started to give out.
"We were moving toward twilight and then darkness," said Cumming.
very lucky lad ,had the right kit on head to toe but why no phone ?
Been a easterly on this last few days ,sea temp was 10/11c
Simple phone call would have saved him but these guys like the danger/thrill ,heli/lifeboat costs would be pretty heavy not to mention everyone risking their necks ,heli alone would be 1.5k per hour.
no doubt we will hear the full story in due course ,maybe he did have com equipment,think they are saying he took stomach cramps and could not paddle .
As for the board they cant take it cause it would spin the winch in downdraught ,but it was prob collected if there was a boat around .
Matthew Bryce was being treated at Belfast Hospital in Northern Ireland Tuesday after an intense search ended with him being winched into a Coast Guard helicopter shortly before the light faded.
Coast Guard Operations Specialist Lawrence Cumming said the 22-year-old surfer is "making progress" after his ordeal.
"He was conscious and breathing but severely hypothermic," Cumming said. "Lifting a hypothermic person from the water is hazardous, but it was done successfully, and he was then taken to the nearest big hospital, which was in Belfast."
He said Bryce's survival was greatly aided by his use of a thick wetsuit that includes boots and a hood. The surfer also managed to remain atop his board, lessening his exposure to the cold water.
The search was complicated because officials were only notified that Bryce was missing roughly 24 hours after the surfer entered the water, making it more difficult to predict his likely location.
"That meant it was a very, very large search area," said Cumming. Lifeboats from Scotland and Northern Ireland scoured the waters as the helicopter searched from the air.
Bryce was spotted by the helicopter crew at about 7:30 p.m. Monday shortly before the light started to give out.
"We were moving toward twilight and then darkness," said Cumming.
very lucky lad ,had the right kit on head to toe but why no phone ?
Been a easterly on this last few days ,sea temp was 10/11c
Simple phone call would have saved him but these guys like the danger/thrill ,heli/lifeboat costs would be pretty heavy not to mention everyone risking their necks ,heli alone would be 1.5k per hour.
no doubt we will hear the full story in due course ,maybe he did have com equipment,think they are saying he took stomach cramps and could not paddle .
As for the board they cant take it cause it would spin the winch in downdraught ,but it was prob collected if there was a boat around .
water temp dipped to a hypothermic 7.7c , but has a great tan ,got his board back as well 
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