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He Proposed While They Surfed.
Then the Ring Fell In

Nov 15, 2019 2:00 PM CST

He Proposed While They Surfed. Then the Ring Fell In

Chris Garth proposes to girlfriend Lauren Oiye in Honolulu

(Newser) - A Hawaii man was surfing with his girlfriend when, instead of hanging 10, he knelt down on one knee on his board and proposed, per the AP . Hawaii News Now reported that Lauren Oiye said yes just before Chris Garth dropped the ring in the ocean. Multiple photographers nearby captured...

Sharks Attack 3 People in 24 Hours at Florida Beach

Shark Weekend: 3 People
Are Attacked at One Beach

Aug 5, 2019 3:13 PM CDT

Shark Weekend: 3 People Are Attacked at One Beach

None of the injuries was serious

(Newser) - A Florida beach that has had a series of shark attacks this summer had three more over the weekend. In separate attacks, sharks bit two people Saturday at New Smyrna Beach within 30 minutes. On Sunday, another person in the water was attacked, People reports. None of the injuries was...

Fla. Teen Wins World Surfing Opener in Upset

Surprise Surf
Champ: 'Didn't
Know It Would
Happen This Fast'

Apr 8, 2019 6:37 AM CDT

Surprise Surf Champ: 'Didn't Know It Would Happen This Fast'

Caroline Marks, 17, beats 3-time world champ in season opener, has eye on world championship

(Newser) - "I didn't know it would happen this fast." Those were the words of Caroline Marks on Monday after she claimed the championship trophy for the World Surf League's season opener at Australia's Duranbah Beach. What prompted those words: She's the league's youngest competitor...

Surfer Breaks Record
for Biggest-Ever Wave

Apr 30, 2018 4:33 AM CDT

Surfer Breaks Record for Biggest-Ever Wave

Brazil's Rodrigo Koxa mastered 80-foot wave

(Newser) - A Brazilian surfer has claimed the "Biggest Wave" award—and a place in the record books—for mastering a monster wave big enough to wash away Godzilla. Officials at the World Surf League determined that Rodrigo Koxa set a new record last November for the biggest wave ever surfed...

Surfer Mauled by Shark Escape With 2 Injured Legs

Surfer Mauled by Shark
Escapes With 2 Injured Legs

Apr 16, 2018 4:30 AM CDT

Surfer Mauled by Shark Escapes With 2 Injured Legs

He punched shark to escape, witnesses say

(Newser) - A surfer mauled by a shark Monday off southwestern Australia managed to swim to shore despite serious injuries to both of his legs, an official and a witness say. Alejandro Travaglini was surfing at Gracetown around 8am when he was attacked, St. John Ambulance spokesman Dennis Bertoldo says. The Argentinian-born...

Rookie Surfer Borrows Pro Trick, Fends Off Shark

When Shark
Came, Surfer
Remembered
a Trick

Nov 14, 2017 9:25 AM CST

When Shark Came, Surfer Remembered a Trick

Charlie Fry punched it in the nose, escaped

(Newser) - A novice surfer mastered a pro's move on the first try: He punched a shark on the nose to escape its jaws, per the AP . The attack Monday afternoon off the Australian coast left Charlie Fry with superficial puncture wounds on his right shoulder and upper arm. Fry, a...

Wild Clip Shows
Moment Surfer
Breaks His Back

Nov 9, 2017 12:05 PM CST

Wild Clip Shows Moment Surfer Breaks His Back

'What can I say, I got a little excited': Andrew Cotton

(Newser) - A big-wave surfer is already dreaming of getting back on his surfboard a day after breaking his back in what the Telegraph describes as "mountainous seas" off Nazare, Portugal. Britain's Andrew Cotton, 36, was one of several professional surfers riding big waves Wednesday when a gigantic wall of...

Lightning Strike
Instantly Kills
2 Surfers

Nov 8, 2017 3:52 AM CST

Lightning Strike Instantly Kills 2 Surfers

Ex-soccer pro, instructor die at Bali beach

(Newser) - A single lightning strike in Bali instantly killed two surfers on their boards, authorities in Indonesia say. Belgian-born former soccer pro Denis Dasoul was killed along with his surfing instructor at Batu Bolong beach in Canggu on Sunday when the bolt of lightning hit as they were finishing a training...

Teen Surfer
Sought Irma's
Waves. It Cost
Him His Life

Sep 7, 2017 9:35 AM CDT

Teen Surfer Sought Irma's Waves. It Cost Him His Life

Zander Venezia drowned in dangerous conditions in Barbados

(Newser) - A young professional surfer is dead after venturing into waves generated by Hurricane Irma. Zander Venezia, 16, was surfing on the east coast of Barbados on Tuesday when he ran into trouble with a closeout set—a wave that breaks all at once so that a surfer doesn't have...

The Seedy Underside
of the '60s Surf Scene

LONGFORM

May 9, 2017 5:52 PM CDT

The Seedy Underside of the '60s Surf Scene

'Vanity Fair' peeks into life of legendary Miki Dora, and the 'lost boys' who followed him

(Newser) - Three teens featured in a 1961 Life magazine article thrust California surfing life into the spotlight, a seemingly carefree existence of surf, sand, and sun. But as Sheila Weller explores in Vanity Fair , there were darker undertones floating underneath the Malibu surfing scene, an "underground saga" that often masked...

Rescued Surfer: 'I'd Pretty
Much Made Peace With It All'

May 4, 2017 6:19 PM CDT

Rescued Surfer: 'I'd Pretty Much Made Peace With It All'

Matthew Bryce says he 'knew' he was going to die after 32 hours at sea

(Newser) - The 23-year-old Scottish surfer rescued Monday night after 32 hours adrift at sea says he was prepared to die as he faced the prospect of a second night spent clinging to his surfboard, the BBC reports. "I was watching the sunset, and I'd pretty much made peace with...

Surfboard Helps 'Lucky' Scottish
Surfer Survive 32 Hours at Sea

May 2, 2017 7:03 AM CDT

Surfboard Helps 'Lucky' Scottish Surfer Survive 32 Hours at Sea

Matthew Bryce found 13 miles off Scotland's west coast

(Newser) - A Scottish man is "extremely lucky" to be alive after spending more than 32 hours at sea with only his surfboard. Matthew Bryce, 22, was spotted by a coast guard helicopter some 13 miles off the coast of Argyll, Scotland, around 7:30pm Monday after first jumping in the...

Surf Leash Used in Rescue
of Shark Attack Victim

Apr 30, 2017 4:42 PM CDT

Surf Leash Used in Rescue of Shark Attack Victim

Surfers at San Onofre State Beach in California recount aiding the victim

(Newser) - An unidentified woman was attacked by a shark Saturday while swimming at “Churches,” a popular surf spot in Orange County, California. Two surfers towed the victim in on their board, reports the Orange County Register , traversing slippery rocks before safely pulling her ashore. Several surfers on the scene...

Father-Daughter Surf
Outing Turns Tragic

Apr 17, 2017 11:29 AM CDT

Father-Daughter Surf Outing Turns Tragic

Shark kills 17-year-old surfing with her dad in Australia

(Newser) - A teen surfing off the southern coast of Australia died Monday after she was attacked by a shark, the AP reports. ABC Australia says the 17-year-old was surfing with her dad near the Kelp Beds surfing break, off of Esperance, at the same beach where a surfer suffered serious injuries...

Surfing Amazon's
Giant Waves Is a
Thing of Past

Nov 27, 2016 12:53 PM CST

Surfing Amazon's Giant Waves Is a Thing of Past

Man-made influences are being blamed

(Newser) - As the sun crosses the Equator during the fall and spring equinoxes in September and March, strong gravitational and lunar pulls trigger tidal bores around the world as the flow of nearby rivers reverses and the water grows turbulent. Along Brazil’s remote Araguari River in the Amazon, this created...

Man Attacked by Shark
Explains How He Survived

Oct 27, 2016 3:21 AM CDT

Man Attacked by Shark Explains How He Survived

Joseph Tanner punched shark in gills off Oregon coast

(Newser) - Joseph Tanner was resting his arms on his surf board when something grabbed his right leg and yanked him under the waves, he recalled Wednesday, nearly three weeks after the shark attack north of Oregon's Cannon Beach. The shark had his leg in its jaw, and as Tanner struggled...

Loved Ones Fear Burned Van Belongs to Missing Surfers

Nov 30, 2015 8:19 AM CST

Loved Ones Fear Burned Van Belongs to Missing Surfers

The pair disappeared in Sinaloa Cartel territory

(Newser) - They were expected to be in Guadalajara, Mexico, by Nov. 21. But the two Australian surfers never arrived. The girlfriends of Dean Lucas and Adam Coleman, both 33, will travel Monday to Culiacan, the capital of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, to help identify two charred bodies reportedly found in...

Big-Wave Surf Legend
'Ace Cool' Is Missing

Nov 2, 2015 1:14 AM CST

Big-Wave Surf Legend 'Ace Cool' Is Missing

Coast Guard has called off Hawaii search for Alec Cooke

(Newser) - Big-wave surfer Alec Cooke cheated death countless times in more than 50 years of surfing, but friends fear the legend known as "Ace Cool" may have finally met his match. The 59-year-old was reported missing on Wednesday when he failed to return from a surfing trip on the north...

Big-Name Surfer Breaks Neck

Sep 9, 2015 7:50 AM CDT

Big-Name Surfer Breaks Neck

Shawn Dollar promises to be 'back in no time'

(Newser) - The surfing world got a stark reminder of the sport's dangers this week when one of its top athletes broke his neck in four places off California's Central Coast, reports the Surfer Today blog . Shawn Dollar ran into trouble Monday among 25-foot waves in Big Sur and hit...

Surfer Escapes After
Shark Chomps Board

Aug 30, 2015 8:37 AM CDT

Surfer Escapes After Shark Chomps Board

Close call for 54-year-old Californian Elinor Dempsey

(Newser) - A surfer escaped injury yesterday after a great white shark bit her board off California's central coast. Elinor Dempsey, 54, of Los Osos, California, said she was surfing at Morro Strand State Beach, just north of Morro Bay, around 10am when a shark swam under her board and chomped...