Mystery Solved! | Why feral Japanese surfer was 6-km out to sea

 

Last week a Japanese surfer made headlines in Australia for drifting out 6 km. out to sea just south of Sydney and getting rescued by a boat after spending the night out there. The story was that he was pulled out by a rip. But come on…

 

The popularity was kicked along by the inherent mystery. What was old mate doing six kilometres out to sea? The surf that day was tiny, there’s no way a current could drag him that far. It was a story ripe for conspiracy. Was it an immigration scam? A drug drop off? Aliens? Who the hell knew..?

 

A surfer found Toru camping out in the area afterwards in the harsh environment near Wollongong and got the real story.

 

“The surf was very small, and I paddled out late. It was going to be a full moon that night. I stayed out to watch the moon rise and then the wind died off and it was still. Very, very nice…”

 

And it goes on from there. Very interesting indeed.

 

Click over to SWELLNET for the feature on the real reason the Japanese surfer was 6 km out to sea.