Rest in Peace, Andy Irons

(hawkeye7708) · (hawkeye7708) **Join Date: Feb 2007** 11-02-2010, 5:09 PM

Rest in Peace.... action sports has lost a legend.

Thoughts and prayers to the Irons family.

http://surf.transworld.net/100011846...-dengue-fever/

(andy_nintzel)

That's horrible. What a Huge loss to the Surfing and Action sports community.

(hawkeye7708) · (hawkeye7708) **Join Date: Feb 2007** 11-02-2010, 5:22 PM

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(ilikebeaverandboats)

total shock, cant believe it happened.

(ttrigo) · (ttrigo) **Join Date: Dec 2004** 11-02-2010, 5:26 PM

so sad. huge loss for the surfing world.

(jtnz) · (jtnz) **Join Date: Sep 2007** 11-02-2010, 6:18 PM

Unbelievable, I was watching a surf movie with him in it just last night. RIP Andy one of the best surfers on the tour ever.

Terribly sad that he didn't even make it home, and leaves his wife behind.

(nuckledragger) · (nuckledragger) **Join Date: Jun 2004** 11-02-2010, 7:26 PM

Tragic

Pulls out of the contest due to the flu, little did he know it was much worse. Tries to get home to his wife who is due in 5 weeksand never makes ot.

AI seemed to have been getting his career back in gear and had a good comeback going,

He was awesome to watch in the water and he and Slater had a good rivalry for so long.

(kitewake) · (kitewake) **Join Date: Jul 2007** 11-02-2010, 8:07 PM

RIP Andy....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uwtq...eature=related

So shocking for a fit athlete to go down just like that. Dengue fever? Damn. If you are every traveling in the tropics...and get sick...don't try to man it out. Get some medical advice. Some of the tropical bugs are serious....

(hawkeye7708) · (hawkeye7708) **Join Date: Feb 2007** 11-02-2010, 9:01 PM

I just wonder if he'd had Dengue before. There is very little you can do about Dengue, if you contract it. The first time you experience it though it's more mild, definitely not fun, but more mild, similar to a bad cold or flu. Subsequent times can really get severe. I just did a presentation on this disease a few days ago :-/

(Dustfarter) · (Dustfarter) **Join Date: Jun 2010** 11-02-2010, 9:57 PM

RIP. He was an inspirational surfer.
There could be more to the story:
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/b...ons_dies_.html

(hyperlite) · (hyperlite) **Join Date: May 2009** 11-03-2010, 4:32 AM

yeah this was so sad....caught completly off guard.

(innov8) · (innov8) **Join Date: May 2005** 11-03-2010, 6:19 AM

R.I.P. Andy.

(jps912) · (jps912) **Join Date: Jun 2007** 11-03-2010, 7:10 AM

RIP Andy

(wazzy) · (wazzy) **Join Date: Nov 2001** 11-03-2010, 9:55 AM

HOLY CRAP!!

R.I.P. Andy