More Than 100 Surfers Gather To Help Grieving Mother Say Goodbye To Her Son

Six months before Johannes Erben’s death, he watched a film about surfers from Hawaii. An zealous surfer and snowboarder himself, he was overwhelmed by one stage in particular: a paddle-out memorial

When Johannes tragically died in a snowboarding collision shortly thereafter, his mom knew what she had to do.

Lisa Erben flew from her home in Germany to a island of Maui. She went to a beach from a film — Hookipa Beach — and, following a idea from strangers whom she had asked for directions, posted a handwritten minute titled, “SURFERS WANTED,”

“So we am here now,” she wrote in a note, “and we am looking for surfers [to do] this jubilee on H2O for Johannes. If we overwhelmed your heart and we have time to do this, we entice we to come.”

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Erben’s minute went viral within a internal village after dual internal surfers — Ken Cadigan and lifeguard Kaleo Amadeo — posted it on their possess amicable media accounts. Mike Stu, a surfer and photographer who after attended a memorial, was among those who shared a note on Instagram

Never met him in my life, though one of his dreams was to get his remains widespread during Ho’okipa somehow. Thats crazy, and if we grew adult during Ho’okipa we know how most that place means to us, and this man wanted his final rememberance to be there. Let’s uncover this man what a like to see it from heaven. Tomorrow, we go boyz.

When a morning of Feb. 25 came, Erben showed adult during a lifeguard mount and was met by more than 100 surfers who came to respect her son

“That grin on her face when she showed adult was amazing,” Marc Chambers, a internal surfer, told internal news hire KITV4. “I only feel like it was Maui’s shortcoming to perform his dream or final wish.”

As a organisation changed into a ocean, a rainbow, Chambers said, shaped in a sky. Erben sat on a behind of a jet ski, surrounded by a understanding locals, as she let Johannes’ remains separate into a sea.

“[That] day was so romantic for me,

See Johannes Erben’s commemorative paddle-out during Hookipa Beach, below.Marc ChambersMarc Chambers@stu_visuals@stu_visuals@stu_visuals@stu_visuals@stu_visuals@stu_visualsMarc Chambersstu_visuals

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