In the days after Tamayo Perry’s death in a shark attack, his wife and a longtime friend remembered the famed Hawaii surfer as a “bright soul” who was “larger than life.” Perry, a lifeguard who also appeared in some Hollywood movies, died Sunday after he was attacked by a shark while he was surfing on […]
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Legendary Pipeline Surfer Tamayo Perry Killed in Shark Attack
A wave of shock and sadness has swept over Hawaii and the surf world at large, as news that Tamayo Perry, longtime Pipeline specialist, died on Sunday, June 23rd. Perry was surfing Goat Island off Oahu at the time of the attack; he was 49 years old. Perry, a freesurfing standout in the North Shore […]
Kite surfer rescued from remote US beach after making ‘help’ sign with rocks
A kite surfer was rescued after using rocks to spell out the word “help” when he became stranded on a Northern California beach last weekend, authorities have said. The kite surfer got stuck on Sunday on a narrow beach at the base of towering cliffs with the tide coming in, according to the California Department […]
Video shows stranded kite surfer using rocks to spell out ‘HELP’ on California beach
A kite surfer stranded on a California beach used rocks to spell “HELP,” leading to his rescue Sunday, officials said. A private helicopter spotted the man on a beach south of Davenport Landing and called for what the sign made out of rocks asked —help. Video of the rescue was posted to social media by […]
Popular California beach closed for the holiday after shark bumped surfer off his board
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP) — A 2-mile (3.2-kilometer) stretch of a popular Southern California beach was closed for the Memorial Day holiday after a shark bumped a surfer off his board the night before, authorities said. The 24-hour closure at San Clemente was announced after the surfer came out of the water and reported the […]