Video: Surfer wipeout on Portugal's Nazare monster wave Maya Gabeira, from Brazil, was riding the enormous wave at Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal when she fell off her board. The surfer was knocked unconscious by the huge waves and had to be rescued, she was dragged onto shore and given medical attention on the beach, before being taken to hospital. It was generated by severe Atlantic storms which hit Europe killing 11 people.