Gerard Butler Saved In Particular-Wave Surfing Place

First Launched: December 20, 2011 9:31 AM EST Credit: Getty Images HALF MOON BAY, Calif. -- Caption Gerard Butler attends the Uk premiere of Machine Gun Preacher at BAFTA london on September 28, 2011 Gerard Butler is okay after being saved in the treacherous California surf break recognized for tales-high waves. The 42-year-old star of Of Males and Mavericks happened underwater Sunday mid-day when some waves folded in. A burglar patrolman around the Jetski swooped in and selected him up. Competitive surfer Zach Wormhoudt notifies The San Mateo County Occasions newspaper the actor was shaken up while not seriously hurt. Butler was taken by ambulance with a hospital for examination after which released. Of Males and Mavericks is about surfer Jay Moriarty, who died in the free-diving accident in 2001 when he was 23. Butlers publicist Rupert Fowler didnt immediately respond to an e-mail message sent Tuesday. Copyright 2011 with the Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.