The young American had Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a congenital heart disease that can cause paralysis and seizures.
Kalani David of Hawaii advances to the quarterfinals of the Pipe Invitational, the trials of the 2019 Billabong Pipe Masters, after winning Heat 3 of Round 1 at Pipeline on December 9, 2019, in Oahu, Hawaii.Former world junior surfing champion Kalani David died this weekend on a Costa Rican beach after suffering a seizure while in the sea practicing the sport in which he excelled, friends and authorities said. He was 24 years old.
The young American died on Saturday morning in Playa Hermosa, Jacó, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, the Judicial Investigation Agency confirmed. The filmmaker Peter King was one of the first to disclose his death through social media, while praising his fighting spirit."Oh friend, I love you Kalani! Only God knows the times of him. Life is not easy. Always fighting. Always learning," he said.