VIA – WWAYTV3 Submitted by Helen Holt on Fri, 08/29/2014 – 4:43pm. WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Another surfer was bitten by a shark Tuesday afternoon while surfing off Figure Eight Island. Hunter Anderson says a shark about four to six feet long bit him on his left hand. Anderson got stitches, but is otherwise OK. … Continue reading Surfer bitten by shark near Figure Eight Island – #nature #environment #surf #northcarolina #travel #explore
VIA WECT Posted: Aug 31, 2014 2:12 PM PDT Sunday, August 31, 2014 5:12 PM EDTUpdated: Aug 31, 2014 2:12 PM PDT Sunday, August 31, 2014 5:12 PM EDT By: Ben Powell – email The Town of Kure Beach is now home to the newest surfing world record holder, Ben Shaw. (Source: The Cabo Life) … Continue reading North Carolina surfer sets world record for longest #surf session – #aloha
busy day for Laird, shooting the pier and saving peeps lives…rollin’! VIA ABC Surfing legend Laird Hamilton rescues surfer in Malibu By Greg Lee, Marc Cota-Robles and ABC7.com staff Wednesday, August 27, 2014 MALIBU, Calif. (KABC) — Surfing legend Laird Hamilton came to the rescue of a distressed surfer in Malibu Wednesday morning. … Continue reading Laird Hamilton rescues surfer in #Malibu, lifeguards save 65 others – #hero #surf #weather #California #aloha #health #fitness
Laird Hamilton shoots pier on Huge wave – Malibu Lagoon / Surfrider Beach – 8/26/14
VIA MALIBU TIMES By Emily Sawicki / [email protected] | Updated 19 hours ago Season-high surf and rough ocean conditions from Hurricane Marie are being blamed for the death of a surfer Tuesday morning at Surfrider Beach. According to eyewitnesses, the surfer’s drowning death near Malibu Pier occurred after lifeguards warned the victim, a male thought … Continue reading Surfer Dies After Drowning Near Malibu Pier – #surf
VIA – LA TIMES Kelly Slater, competing in a March pro surfing event, has pulled out of the U.S. Open in Huntington Beach. (Kelly Cestari for ASP / EPA) By Stacey Leasca contact the reporter This article is related to: Kelly Slater July 28, 2014, 2:06 PM Surf superstar Kelly … Continue reading Kelly Slater will not compete in 2014 U.S. Open of Surfing – #USOpenofSurfing #OC
VIA – FOX NEWS July 21: photo released by the Half Moon Bay Review shows emergency crew workers and volunteers working to rescue a man at Francis State Beach in Half Moon Bay, Calif. Authorities say a young man has died after a hole he dug on a Northern California beach collapsed and trapped him … Continue reading Half Moon Bay man dies after getting buried in 10-foot deep hole in sand – #HMB #California
VIA – VANCOUVER SUN Alberta man dies while scuba diving in ‘rough surf’ off Hawaiian coast Third drowning in Honokohau area in past week, according to police Calgary Herald April 12, 2012 7:48 AM William Savage, 59, of Okotoks, was with a scuba diving tour north of Honokohau when the incident occurred, police … Continue reading Alberta man dies while scuba diving in 'rough surf' off Hawaiian coast – Third drowning in Honokohau area in past week, according to police