Newport Beach – Body surfer dies after accident, fire officials say
From OCRegister.com, written by KIMBERLY EDDS and ELYSSE JAMES, July 24, 2009
NEWPORT BEACH – A body surfer slammed into the rocks by strong currents and massive waves died after being pulled from the rough waters today, fire officials said.
The man was pulled from the waves by lifeguards at the Wedge in Newport Beach at about 1 p.m., officials said.
He had been body surfing near the Wedge when a set of waves up to 20 feet high came rolling through, throwing the surfer into the rocks, Schulz said. Newport Beach lifeguards pulled the badly injured surfer into a lifeguard boat and took him to shore.
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