Surf Icon Shawn Briley's Son ‘Fighting for His Life' After Being Hit by Car, Family Says

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Surf icon Shawn Briley's 20-year-old son, Dakota, has been hospitalized after he was hit by a car in Hawaii, his loved ones said
The incident occurred on Saturday, June 14, on Kamehameha Highway on Oahu's North Shore, where Briley was pinned between two vehicles and suffered multiple injuries
'Please pray for Dakota, we need a miracle from God,' his brother Ryder wrote on InstagramSurf icon Shawn Briley's 20-year-old son, Dakota, has been hospitalized after he was hit by a car on the side of a highway in Hawaii, his loved ones said.
The incident occurred on Saturday, June 14, on Kamehameha Highway on Oahu's North Shore, where Briley was pinned between two vehicles and suffered multiple injuries, according to the organizer of a GoFundMe, which has already raised more than $115,000 to support his recovery.
'He is currently fighting for his life and remains in the Intensive Care Unit in Honolulu,' the organizer of the fundraiser wrote. 'Dakota is suffering from multiple fractures in his legs, pelvis, ribs, and skull. His spine has also endured unthinkable injuries.'
His brother Ryder has been posting about the incident on social media, asking for prayers for Dakota's recovery.
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'We believe he will get through this. He has a lot more battles to fight through, and if anyone can do it, it's Dakota,' Ryder wrote in a statement shared with the GoFundMe.
'Please pray for Dakota, he's in really rough shape and needs miracle from God,' Ryder wrote in his Instagram Stories on Monday, June 16, per Stab Magazine. "His ribs have been crushed, his spine is severed and broken in multiple places, the back of his skull has been crushed, fractured in over 8 places, from the hip down his legs have been crushed."
"He needs a miracle," Ryder added of his brother. "Please pray for God to make him whole again."
Following in his father's footsteps, Dakota is also a surfer on the North Shore, according to the outlet.
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