Paige Hareb In Recovery After El Salvador
Kiwi surfer and Tokyo hopeful Paige Hareb had to be rushed to a hospital this past long weekend after losing her conscience for a few minutes in El Salvador at the World Surfing Games.
Hareb has now declared herself in possession of a clean bill of health after she passed out for 2 – 3 minutes on her birthday shortly after competing in the Games. She was reportedly rushed to hospital in a police ute shortly after passing out, while unable to speak, see, or react to questions from bystanders. She was apparently accompanied to hospital by fellow-surfer Saffi Vette, among a few more of the contenders in the competition.
According to an Instagram post by the Taranaki athlete, she had passed out shortly after enjoying her birthday cake, which led to a bystander attempting to perform a Heimlich maneuver on the off chance that she had choked. Luckily, this turned out to not have been the case.
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Hareb had before the passing out incident finished her competition on the day, and only just missed out on qualifying for a spot in the New Zealand surfing team heading for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in July.
Upon her arrival at a local hospital in El Salvador, the 31-year-old had reportedly undergone routine medical checks for determining the cause of the incident. Checks included a medical analysis of her heart. She was also treated with two IV-drips, and explained that while well, she remains in recovery after the worrying incident.
