Posted on 12/24/2012 7:50:29 PM PST by South40
The Belle Harbor section of the Rockaways in New York, where so many heroes emerged during Superstorm Sandy, has lost one of them to a tragic surfing death in Puerto Rico.
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The New York City lifeguard was widely praised after the storm for using his surfboard to move several Queens neighbors endangered by high water and a fire to safety.
(Excerpt) Read more at usnews.nbcnews.com ...
So sad.
Prayers for the repose of his soul.
Peace to this man's family and friends.
South40
Surfer since 1971
LOL
‘superstorm’ ... a cat ONE
puhleeze
yes, cat one has storm surge. that doesn’t make it a super storm
meanwhile, there has been 2 cat 3+ in asia in the last month (not one news item)
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