Article 5FEF1 Stoked! Surfboard lost in Tasmania turns up 2,700km away in Queensland

Stoked! Surfboard lost in Tasmania turns up 2,700km away in Queensland

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Naaman Zhou
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Board belonging to big wave surfer Danny Griffiths believed to have made the journey via New Zealand

An Australian surfer has found a surfboard he lost four years ago after it floated at sea for thousands of kilometres, from the bottom of Australia to the top - potentially via New Zealand.

Danny Griffiths, a big wave surfer, lost his favourite board after he crashed off a wave at the very southern tip of Tasmania. It was found, covered in barnacles, by two brothers near Townsville in north Queensland, more than 2,700km away.

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