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Dusty Payne "Relentless"

Dusty Payne has been through it all, from nailing closing sections in the most progressive surf films of his generation and competing at the highest levels on the World Tour, to laying in a hospital bed with metal plates in his head and a jaw wired shut after a horrific wipeout at Backdoor. But even at his lowest points, Payne's passion for surfing has always been the fuel to get him through the darkest hours and back into the light.

In "Relentless," we followed Payne before his near-fatal wipeout as he competed and freesurfed his way through Portugal and scored all-time sessions with friends back home in Hawaii. We also captured the wave that nearly spelled the end for Payne and the months-long battle he fought to return to the water. What we learned was something that those closest to Payne already knew, which was that no matter how dire the situation, you can never count Payne out. This is his story. This is "Relentless."

Dusty Payne Nearly Drowns at Backdoor

Dusty Payne was hospitalized in serious condition Monday after after suffering a head injury on Oahu's North Shore, according to Surfer.com and Emergency Medical Services officials.

The situation could've been much worse if it wasn't for the quick response of fellow surfers in the water and from lifeguards.

Payne, who won the Pipe Invitational on the  North Shore just weeks ago, wiped out and crashed into the reef, according to eyewitnesses.

Fellow surfers and photographers sprung into action after the Maui native failed to surface after at least two waves went by, helping the then-unconscious 26-year-old to shore, where he received emergency medical attention.

Freesurf photographer Keoki Saguibo and Kauai-native surfer Jimmy 'Uluboy' Napeahi were the first to notice that something was wrong in the moments following the accident.

"I was paddling back out at Pipeline and I noticed Dusty was taking off on a wave," Napeahi told Hawaii News Now. "It was really steep of course, and it was a bad place to fall. And he fell."

If it wasn't for the quick thinking of Saguibo, Napeahi says, Payne might've been in much worse condition.

"Keoki was shooting the wave the entire time. He kept his eye on Dusty the entire time," Said Napeahi. "And all of a sudden he yelled and starting swimming as fast as he could. He got their first and did spinal control with his neck, and I straddled his legs around my hips and swam into the beach."

Lifeguards took over once Payne was brought to the beach, and he was transported to the hospital in serious condition.

Payne is now reportedly conscious, but remains hospitalized.

The accident came on a dangerous day for surf on Oahu's North Shore.

Dusty Payne

Dusty Payne | Photo: Wes Larsen