Darryl "Flea" Virostko (born December 25, 1971) is a professional "big wave" surfer from Santa Cruz, California. He graduated from Santa Cruz High School in 1991. He is a three-time Mavericks competition winner. Virostko appears as himself in the surfing films Riding Giants, Step Into Liquid, and Billabong Odyssey. Surfer declared his 2004 wipeout on a 50-foot wave at Waimea Bay, Hawaii, the "Wipeout of the Decade".
As of 2009 Virostko is a recovering addict, and runs a program, "FleaHab", to teach other recovering addicts how to surf and be active while learning a new way of life. He starred in The Westsiders a documentary film by Josh Pomer that chronicles his difficult upbringing and addiction to drugs, on the west side of Santa Cruz.
Wendy Edwards collided with Darryl in a 'Bizzare' motor vehicle crash while driving highway 1 northbound On January 10,2022. Wendy fled the scene of the accident and jumped off a 300 ft. cliff into the ocean resulting in her death.
References
- O'Neil, Thaddeu (March 3, 2000). "Flea Rides the Sea". Outside. Archived from the original on 2005-01-24.
- Darryl Virostko at IMDb
- Darryl Virostko filmography on go.com
- https://www.ksbw.com/article/santa-cruz-ocean-jump-scotts-creek-surfing-flea/38740759
Notes
- ^ Demian Bulwa (2009-11-08). "Darryl 'Flea' Virostko - back to Mavericks". San Francisco Chronicle.
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