Son of surfing icon 'fighting for his life' after devastating car accident in Hawaii
The son of surfing legend Shawn Briley is in the ICU in Hawaii after falling victim to a devastating car crash.
Briley says his son, Dakota, is 'fighting for his life' after a crash on the island of Oahu over the weekend.
Dakota was hit by a vehicle on the Kamehameha Highway and was pinned between two other cars in an accident on Saturday.
His brother, Ryder, posted multiple calls for thoughts and prayers while also sharing a video of Dakota being serenaded by a ukelele at his hospital bedside.
'Please continue to pray for our Dakota, he's in really rough shape and needs a miracle from god, 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,' Ryder said in an update.
'He needs a miracle, please pray for God to make him whole again.'
Hours later, Ryder added another post, saying, 'pray for dakota's spinal cord, pray that god knits his spinal cord back together and perform a miracle. pray that god does what the doctors can't, make him whole again lord, from head to toe heal dakota, do what only you can do, a god who does miracles.
'Continue to give him strength and comfort him. MAKE HIM WHOLE AGAIN.'
A GoFundMe organized on Dakota's behalf has raised over $44,000 at the time of publishing.
The fundraiser says that the doctors 'were able to stabilize his legs and are now working tirelessly on multiple surgeries to the rest of his body.
'For those of you who know The Briley Ohana [family], you know they are the Salt of the Earth, a family of great faith in God and have hearts of gold. They are a staple in the North Shore Community and are loved by many.
'Dakota Briley has proven to be a true warrior. He is strong, vibrant and his smile lights up a room. His brother Ryder writes "at times he appears as so solid, it's hard to handle, but I know that his stubornness [sic], strength and the fight he has in him is what is going to get him through this. 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."'
Like his father, Dakota is a surfer - chasing waves like Shawn did for decades.
Shawn gained legendary status for his proficiency at the Banzai Pipeline - a surf break which can reach heights of 20 feet and has been known as one of the world's deadliest waves.
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