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In later interviews, Parsons said:
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"I felt Brock trying
to get to the surface."
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But what he didn't realize
at the time...
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...Brock was up and, you know...
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...it was Foo trying to get
to the surface.
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Which kind of...
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It kind of confirms that he was being
held down by something.
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I went and examined
his body, actually.
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There really wasn't
any discernible injury.
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He had a slight scratch
on his forehead.
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His countenance, actually...
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...was not that of one
who had sort of struggled...
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...or who had been in anguish.
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I felt, surfing at Mavericks
the years prior to that...
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...that someone would die.
I didn't think it would be Mark Foo...
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...but somebody who didn't
know what they were in for.
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Mark Foo was this guy who was
larger than life to us, you know.
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A guy more invincible than any of us,
with more experience than any of us.
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He's the guy that said,
"To catch the ultimate thrill...
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...you gotta be willing
to pay the ultimate price."
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Everyone wanted to understand
what killed him. That was important.
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Because they were trying
to assess the risk...
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...in the face
of their sudden mortality.
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As it sunk in,
I didn't think that could happen.
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- I didn't think that could happen.
- I thought I was invincible.
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You know, I didn't think... I thought
I could huck myself over any ledge...
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...and pop back up laughing,
you know.
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And I think a lot of big-wave
riders have that belief.
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When it comes down to it,
it's up to me whether I live or die.
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It's up to me whether
I go on a wave or not.
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While an extravagant funeral
was planned for Foo in Hawaii...
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... surfers from up and down
the California coast...
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... gathered at Mavericks for a quiet
tribute to their fallen comrade.