Surfer Crushed by 25 Ft Wave
- Posted on January 24, 2011 at 8:40am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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A surfer near San Francisco is in critical condition after he was pummeled by a 25 ft. wave on Saturday:
From the LA Times:
Paramedics called to the scene about 10 a.m. Saturday found a 30-year-old surfer who had been rescued and revived by surfers and an emergency medical technician, with the help of bystanders who were at the surf spot, said David Cosgrave, a battalion chief with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
The surfer was flown out to Stanford University Medical Center. [...]
But a 25-foot wave took the pack of surfers by surprise. Video footage shows surfers trying to paddle over the wave, but several surfers were sucked in by the wave when it crashed down. The footage shows another monstrous wave striking a surfer identified as [Jacob] Trette.
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Comments (55)
Constitutional
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:24pmWhen the surf is high, you should stay out of the water, not grab your board and go in. I don‘t wish them any harm but I just can’t feel too sorry for them either. Its just tragic.
Report Post »GONESURFING
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 4:16amVery good point, over regulation and misguided laws can kill people
Report Post »GONESURFING
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 4:17amEddie would go.
Report Post »FlCracker17
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 6:22pmAikau?
Report Post »TyMcD
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 4:03pmAs usual CNN misses the mark. Lost in this story is a minor detail. The surfer in question would be dead if National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration had it’s way. Recently NOAA banned waverunners in this “sensitive” area. There happen to be a photographer in the water on a waverunner breaking the new law. Had he not been out there, this surfer, who was out cold and needed cpr, would have died. He endured five more waves, and was held under for two at a time. BTW, the photographer could be cited.
Report Post »In a Bunker
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 2:47pmThis is unusual for this area. The guy just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Report Post »5410amh
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 2:38pmThat’s gotta HURT!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »rfycom
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 2:28pmI had the opportunity to watch surfers in Hawaii on the North Shore. Forget bull riding or any other crazy thing humans try. These guys are nuts.
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 2:07pmSo glad he was rescued & the right people were there to help.
Report Post »simple thought
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 11:55amhope hes doing alright…
Report Post »could the lord send a wave like that to washingon.
oh! sorry, he did in nov., the left called it a tea party wave……
ET43
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 11:48amApparently Jonathon M. Seidl and CNN doesn’t know where Half Moon Bay is nor what the Mavericks are. I’m baffled by the “reporting” on this story. I could do better myself.
Report Post »BruceB
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 10:50amI’m a photographer and when I see something like this, my only comment can be. “Farrrr out”. What most people see is danger, but what I see is the beauty of Nature
Report Post »lketchum
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 10:47am“Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave man’s eyes.” – Euripides
Report Post »Da Kingfish
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:17pmAs long as we don’t have to pay his medical bills, why would any believe that someone brave enough to do this would be smart enough to buy insurance, just think they can stay on daddy’s policy till their 26.
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 10:32amNobody caught that one. What a shame.
Report Post »GONESURFING
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 1:01amWhat a shame indeed.
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:44amBut what I want to know is did he have on clean shorts when this accident happened. Momma never said that anything about that scenario . When you play in dangerous waters with 25ft waves. Then its sort of like climbing a mountain. Why the heck you would want to is beyond me.
Report Post »AsBrokeAsAmerica
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:41amThe surfers all look like a bunch of seals just waiting to be swallowed up by a Great White Shark…
Report Post »lketchum
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 10:15amHalf Moon Bay is filled with White sharks and they are a common sight in the area.
Surfers are rarely mistaken for larger seals, which the White shark in that area preys upon. Surfboards, wetsuits, wax, and humans do not taste right to sharks, so they bite and release – taste testing their prey, or as is sometimes the case, mistaking a surfer for a seal and executing a killing attack from below. If the surfer is badly bitten, he risks bleeding out. I carry Quick-Clot and a new style mil-spec tourny just for this purpose – to save a life, or even my own. Protected as they are, seals of every type are much more numerous in CA than they should be (in nature), and as such the White population has exploded. On occasion, Mr. Whitey makes a mistake and hits a surfer, or diver.
Report Post »Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:39amNancy, harry and keith are out surfing. A 25 foot wave comes along and all 3 find themselves at risk of drowning — You could only rescue one!
Report Post »What do you do?
a. Get the video cam?
b. get the digital cam and take stills?
c. Just use the cell phone so you don’t miss a thing?
rightwingheroes
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:39amBan waves, or better yet just ban surfing all together. Thanks for havin’ ya
Report Post »veritas51322
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:37amGlobal warming?
Report Post »exdem
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 10:23amYes definitely global warming!
Report Post »Climate change expert Vinnie Boom Botts explains the cause of these giant waves. He states .” when you allow capitalism, the waves grow bigger and hit the shore with greater force due to our use of cars.” Dr. Botts went on to say, “surfers are being stomped on by hugh carbon footprints world wide. The only way to prevent surfers from being injured is to tax Americans into poverty and redistribute their wealth to all Mulim countries”. Dr. Botts who is the Water Sports Czar on the Obama administration plans on introducing legislation to put an end to surfer injuries that are caused by greedy citizens who drive, produce goods , consume products, use electricity and breathe.
torchmanner
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:25amOuch! Like any sport, there is a chance for injury. I’ll stick to the fun waist to chest high surf.
Report Post »stogieguy7
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:12amHalf Moon Bay is near (relatively speaking) San Francisco; it’s a good 300 miles from LA. Just for the record…..
Report Post »MickyD
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:21amIt’s a great place to visit! I wish I could afford to live there… but then I’d live in a bankrupt land of leftist ideologs.
Report Post »petey
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 10:54amTo Stogieguy?
Report Post »Actually ,that should be the big news story,that LA has now moved within 35 miles of San Francisco.
petey
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 11:08amIs the writer of this article one of those young-uns that does not know geography?This should be the headline:.
Report Post »“LA ,now within 40 outside of San Francisco”
diablosho
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:08amI feel sorry for all those surfers that got injured. Surfing is fun, and great exercise, and to get hurt doing what you love sucks, because you‘ll fear it when you’re better. Hopefully they get better really quickly!
Report Post »shane2813
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:06amNext thing your going to tell me is a bullfighter got gored by a bull or a boxer got a bloody nose.
Report Post »Rhubarb Pie
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:53amYeah, slow news day at CNN.
But that wave was sure exciting! yawn
Report Post »Cabo King
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:01amsurf’s up, for sure, for sure
Report Post »U2XM202
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:00amThe only way to that this is a good story depends on the answer to this question…
Report Post »What are the chances that Keith Olbermann goes surfing?
righttobeararms
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 8:49amNow, a liberal will introduce legislation prohibiting large waves. They will want to spend tax dollars to install a barrier to calm the waves before they approach surfers. Nevermind, “if it hurts don’t do it again.”
Report Post »lketchum
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 10:11amDon’t laugh, enviro-wack-a-noodles already do try and restrict surfers all over the world.
Report Post »GeauxAlready
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 8:47amMa Ma!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »expatinontariocanada
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 8:44amStupid is as stupid does. Hope he’s ok though.
Report Post »righttobeararms
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 8:50amAgreed.
Report Post »CYCLONE
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:20amRide The Wave You Were Given…. :-)
Report Post »Snowleopard-the artist {cat folk artist}
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 10:00amGlad he is alright; I wonder how common such large waves are that the surfers would have to deal with on the beaches? Personally, I have seen footage of surfers down in New Zealand where one was followed by a large Killer Whale surfing in the wave about 10 or so feet behind him.
Report Post »lketchum
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 10:09amPeople who do not surf cannot understand what drives these guys.
Surfers routinely do things and play in an environment that they love, and the experience joy in a place that normally terrifies “normal” people. Being in the open ocean in heavy surf is a place where surfers feel at peace. People who have never experienced this cannot understand. It is the same as being way up high and the difference between those that enjoy heights as opposed to most people.
I love both and relish how it feels to be on the face of a wave, or deep in the ocean (especially at night). It’s like velvet, or being back in the womb. Same is true of heights and hanging by a thread. Cliff camping, etc… which provides a view that one cannot imagine, or explain.
I’m glad the guy is going to be ok, but my bet is that he‘ll be back out there the next time Maverick’s breaks.
Report Post »Untameable-kate
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 10:29amlketchum,
Report Post »I don’t surf but I totally get why people would do things like this. I used to face climb years ago and people thought I was crazy. Anyone who has any love for sports gets it (playing sports not watching them). A professional would look at that wave and dream about it, an amature however would probably just as soon avoid it.
RightWrite
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 11:35amNOT near Los Angeles! That is Half Moon Bay, just north of Santa Cruz — 30 minutes south of San-Freaksisco.
Report Post »TunaBlue
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 12:17pmYes, those waves are really stupid. As for the surfer, he/she had no control over a rogue wave. There was no ‘stupid’ involved on the part of the surfer.
Report Post »The Libertarian Atheist
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 12:36pmWhen I was a kid, I took up surfing because I wanted to be cool. it didn’t take long for it to become an obsession, and after that, it was just about the only thing I cared about. I still can’t explain why it took such a hold on me.. People who have never experienced it, just can’t understand. It does something to you. something indescribably amazing. You experience moments of tranquility, terror, joy, deep peace, awe… and all in just one morning… its really hard to explain. but I get why people flock to mavericks…
(Heart still breaks for Mark Foo. Much love.)
Report Post »The Libertarian Atheist
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 12:38pmOh Yea… but a 25 footer is not a rogue wave at mavericks. Thats pretty average when its going off..
Report Post »GONESURFING
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 4:40pmThat was a big set of waves, don’t like to ride em quite that big myself anymore, too much punishment, but it sure is a thrill to get a big one like that. Get big swells like that all the time here in Hawaii.
Report Post »hud
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 5:40pmLuck of the draw, and the draw won
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 8:09pmI pray this is not a pre story to a Jesse Ventura surfing accident.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHb83VNijBM
I know he is surfing in Mexico.
Remember Sonny Bono Skied into a tree….
right before he was going to open investigation ?
Before Bono’s death, Fletcher had been probing the activities of high ranking U.S. military and government officials he claims were raking in millions from arms and drug deals in Central America and Southeast Asia.
He says he sent his shocking findings of corruption, including videotaped evidence, to Bono.
“I later received a call from an assistant in his offices to tell me Sonny had seen my full report and was absolutely livid about the level of corruption I made him aware of,” Fletcher tells GLOBE.
“He was going to make it his No. 1 priority when Congress resumed after the Christmas and New Year break. He was going to go after the biggest names.
Report Post »http://www.conspiracyplanet.com/channel.cfm?channelid=130&contentid=4973&page=2
Armed Patriot
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:20amWow!!!
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