Gerard Butler Rescued From Waves at Mavericks

Gerard Butler, the star of ‘300’ almost drown earlier this week during the filming of ‘Of Men and Mavericks’ when two massive waves held the stud underwater.

Butler, who plays the lead role as Pleasure Point surfer Frosty Henson in the film, has little surf experience, and knowing that big wave surfing at Mavericks is not for everyone, I can only say thank god for jet-skis and next time, hopefully he’ll make better use of his abs?

According to the Internets:

Butler, the star of “Of Men and Mavericks” got a taste of the true danger of big-wave surfing Sunday when he was clobbered by a set of giant waves while shooting a scene at Mavericks.

Filmmakers were working on a shot of Gerard Butler paddling out at the famed big-wave spot with surfers Greg Long, Zach Wormhoudt and Peter Mel on the inside of the break.

They were steering clear of a set of waves in the 15-foot range when a much larger set loomed and broke in front of the four of them, said Wormhoudt, a Santa Cruz resident.

Butler, 42, was held underwater for two waves and washed through the inside rocks while tethered to his surfboard—a big-wave gun about 10 feet long, Wormhoudt said.

A safety patrolman on a Jet Ski swooped in and picked up Butler, who was shaken up but not seriously injured.. An ambulance arrived and transported Butler to Stanford Medical Center for observation, and Butler was later released.

Wormhoudt, who has been surfing Mavericks for about 20 years, said it was a memorable hold down for him, as well.

“It was probably the biggest set of the day,” Wormhoudt said. “It was intense for myself and I’ve been through a lot out there.”

I’m wondering why Greg Long, or another experienced surfer wasn’t cast as the lead? I know Butler has the abs, but have you ever seen Long’s dimples?

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