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: External Link: Shawn Dollar speaks out about injuries Dollar, who holds the world record for the largest wave ever paddled into, suffered neck injuries and head trauma when he struck a large rock after wiping out on Monday while surfing along the Central California coast, according to Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Despite the four fractures, Dollar somehow avoided paralysis as he initially had feared. "I heard the breaks in my neck and I immediately wasn't sure if I was paralysed," Dollar told People magazine from his hospital bed, where the pro surfer has been fitted with a neck brace. Map: United States Big-wave surfer Shawn Dollar, who broke his neck in four places during a wipeout earlier this week, says he immediately lost feeling in both his arms and legs and did not know if he could make it back to shore. The 32-year-old, married father of two said immediately after hitting the boulder, he lost feeling in both his arms and legs and faced the daunting task of getting back to shore. "I barely had the strength to move, let alone get on my board and paddle out and climb over rocks to shore," he said. "It was just like I was in a cauldron of rocks with waves breaking on me. He will have to wear the collar for at least two months before beginning rehabilitation for his injuries. "Luckily the break isn't structural. With a broken neck, I was like, 'I don't know if I'm going to be able to get myself out of here'." Dollar said he used all the strength he had left to make it back to shore, needing help to walk nearly 1.6 kilometres through ravines and up steep trails before he could be driven to a local hospital. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.