Thursday 26 January 2017

How Frozen Waters Saved Iceland's First Professional Surfer

In January, Iceland's coastal water has an average low of 40 degrees – cold enough to cause hypothermia. Water that's just 7.5-degrees colder will knock a person unconscious after only 15 minutes. It's this same frigid, dangerous water that saved Heiðar Logi's life.

Logi is Iceland's first pro surfer. He was born there, in a pocket-sized village

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: How Frozen Waters Saved Iceland's First Professional Surfer



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