15 Dec 2023
I had my first surf lesson with the Black Dog company a few years ago now, in Bryon Bay. However, I’m still struggling with the repercussions of that lesson and the damage it caused.
During the lesson I landed on a sandbank and rolled my ankle. I was in agony and I had to crawl out of the water on my own. When someone eventually came to me I was told it was “too swollen” to be broken, and I was left lying on the beach in my wetsuit until they finished their lessons then made to try and walk back to the van.
I was then dropped at my hostel in my wetsuit and left alone with no incident report or follow up. I had to get the wetsuit off myself and take myself to the hospital where I was told it was fractured in 2 places and I’d have to have metal plates and pins fitted. It ruined my trip to Australia and I still struggle now with my ankle. There was no follow up, no incident report and not even an offer of a refund for my lesson.