VIA – STAB MAG Ricardo Dos Santos shot, in critical condition. RICARDO DOS SANTOS SHOT After getting into an altercation on the beach at Embaú Guard, Santa Catarina-born surfer, Ricardo dos Santos, was shot three times in the abdomen. Quickly helped by his nearby friends, Ricardo was airlifted to St. Joseph’s Hospital … Continue reading One of Brazil’s favorite sons, Ricardo Dos Santos, was shot three times and is in critical condition. #Brasil #surf
VIA SF – CHRONICLE By Bruce Jenkins January 1, 2015 Updated: January 1, 2015 5:15pm Quirarte, who uses personal watercraft to get close to big-wave surfers, checks an image on the beach in Half Moon Bay last month. By the looks of him, Greg Long was dead. One of the world’s greatest big-wave surfers was … Continue reading Frank Quirarte snaps shots of surfers, and saves them, too – #surf #photography #Mavericks #HMBy
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It’s only getting bigger! Currently… VIA – CBS SAN FRANCISCO December 8, 2014 8:11 PM CBS SF) — A powerful storm system described by forecasters as the “storm of the decade” is expected to whip up large and dangerous surf along the Bay Area’s coastline Thursday through Saturday. A west-northwest swell … Continue reading 20+Foot Waves To Wallop #SF Bay Area Coast During ‘Storm Of The Decade’ #surf #weather #SantaCruz #Mavericks #HMB
Close one! VIA HAWAII NEWS NOW Posted: Oct 31, 2014 5:42 PM PST Updated: Oct 31, 2014 8:54 PM PST By Lisa Kubota NORTH KOHALA, HAWAII (HawaiiNewsNow) – An aggressive shark bit a Big Island woman’s left hand while she was surfing near Halaula Lighthouse in North Kohala. Kailua-Kona resident McKenzie Clark, 34, and … Continue reading Shark bites surfer’s hand; Big Island beach closed – #Hawaii #Surf #aloha #nature
VIA – KEYT No injuries reported in the close call John Palminteri, KEYT – KCOY – KKFX Senior Reporter, [email protected] POSTED: 07:09 PM PDT Oct 20, 2014 UPDATED: 07:37 PM PDT Oct 20, 2014 SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – What was said to be a young Great White shark took two bites on an outrigger canoe Sunday three miles off the Santa Barbara coast. The woman on … Continue reading Great White Shark Attack on Outrigger Sends #SantaBarbara Woman into Ocean – #nature #surf #California
VIA – STAR ADVERTISER By Star-Advertiser Staff and News Services POSTED: 12:50 p.m. HST, Oct 20, 2014 LAST UPDATED: 01:02 p.m. HST, Oct 20, 2014 A second shark encounter was reported on Maui Monday morning. The state Department of Land and Natural Resources said a 58-year old stand up … Continue reading Second shark attack reported on #Maui – #surf #Hawaii #nature #aloha
VIA – MASSLIVE Surfer arrested for refusing to leave Mass. beach Published: Sunday, August 28, 2011, 12:11 PM Updated: Sunday, August 28, 2011, 2:06 PM By The Associated Press HULL— State police say a surfer who refused to leave Nantasket Beach in Hull has been arrested. State police spokesman David Procopio says they went to … Continue reading Surfer arrested for refusing to leave Mass. beach – Hurricane Irene
I think this makes it 6-7 shark attacks in the last 2 weeks, crazy… VIA – AP Doctors: Shark likely bit US tourist in PRico By DANICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A U.S. tourist who was swimming at night in a bioluminescent bay is recovering from a suspected shark bite … Continue reading US Tourist Attacked By Shark In Puerto Rico On Wednesday
VIA – THE LEADER AUSTRALIA Man critical after pulled from Cronulla surf BY EMMA PARTRIDGE 26 Aug, 2011 12:00 PM A MAN believed to be aged in his 50s is in a critical condition after he was pulled unconscious from the water at Cronulla this morning. A Cronulla lifeguard said the man was surfing behind … Continue reading Man critical after pulled from Cronulla surf – #SurfReport
