Posted on 03/07/2021 4:30:08 PM PST by BenLurkin
About 1:30 p.m. Saturday, rescue workers were dispatched to the popular surfing spot north of Ventura to assist a man who was unconscious on the beach, Medina said.
Witnesses told authorities that two men had collided in the water and both suffered head injuries. The other surfer, whose name was not immediately available, apparently drove himself to a hospital, Medina said
[Sheriff's Deputy] Medina said the incident was “a total accident.”
“Yesterday was apparently some rough waters out there, and it’s common for surfers, especially if you have a weekend and a large crowd out there, it can get crowded, and they cross each other,” Medina said.
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Oh, and meanwhile there was a big wreck in LA involving a couple of cars worth about $150k apiece. Racing may have been a factor. Injuries, ejections and a burned Ford GT. No word on deaths yet as of last report I saw.
Californians bein’ wild these days.
6 ft apart everybody! C’mon, man!
Them’s the breaks. (Extremely sorry, condolences to the family.)
CA should have a surfer helmet law!
No one ever died from wearing an extra condom either.
= = =
Well, how about my unborn brother????
Probably wasn’t a local. Locals at Rincon don’t like LA county interlopers. The popularity of Rincon has turned the once relaxed surfing legend into an overcrowded mess. But that’s been going on for a long time. The last time I surfed Rincon was in the 90’s and even then it was dangerous as hell in the winter swell. I left the water in less than an hour. The younger generation of surfers seem to possess a strong Kamikaze streak.
Locals only!
Mother nature isn’t always on your side....very sad way to go. Condolences to his relations. And very sorry for the deceased.
Will there be a coroners case? Drugs and alcohol?
I had a pal water skiing upriver on the Pearl north of Jackson Mississippi in the 80s
A robust guy built like JJ Watt or Bronkowski
A guy on a jet ski hit him and it killed the other guy
It happens
huh, I’ve surfed Rincon.
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