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GoPro Captures Rescue as Teen Surfer Saves Child After Boat Capsizes
Surfers, including a Mavericks champion, and rescue teams saved all six family members after their boat capsized in massive waves, aided by 10 surfers and emergency crews.
- The Santa Cruz Fire Department reported a confirmed water rescue after a boat became engulfed and flipped near West Cliff Drive, rescuing all six victims including four children and their parents.
- Driving into a white wash, the boat veered right into an oncoming wave, and both parents were not wearing life jackets, making rescue efforts difficult amid heavy surf.
- Over the weekend, experienced big-wave riders and teenage surfers converged on the scene, including three-time Mavericks winner Darryl `Flea` Virostko and 14-year-old Ian Anderson, whose friend’s GoPro footage captured the rescue.
- On Thursday, Santa Cruz Fire Chief Rob Oatey recognized the surfers for their heroism and noted four of about six surfers, including minors, were identified, with officials considering a ceremony.
- On Wednesday, some surfers spoke to Action News 88 about the rescue, and Darryl `Flea` Virostko said it felt good to `have a surfing community go into action together as one team`.
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Surfers Rescue 6 People After Big Wave Capsizes Boat, Throws Family Into Ocean
Terrifying video shows the moment a massive wave off California’s coast capsized a boat and threw its occupants, a family of six, into the water earlier this month.The family, made up of two parents and their children, were rescued by surfers who happened to be nearby when the boat went hull up on February 6. The surfers are being hailed as heroes for pulling the injured family out of the water.NEW: California surfers jump into action despite ma…
A family with four children who enjoyed a boat ride was on the verge of death, after a giant wave tipped the boat near West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz in California. In a video released on social media you can see the terrifying moment when the wave threw the family into the water, including four children. Luckily, a group of surfers was very close, including the three-time winner of the Mavericks Darryl «Flea» Virostko competition, who saw what …
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Dramatic Rescue! California Surfers Brave Massive Waves To Rescue Family Of 6 After Boat Capsizes
Surfers in Santa Cruz sprang into action after a massive wave capsized a boat carrying a family of six. Local surfer Darryl Virostko and 14-year-old Ian Anderson helped rescue the parents and four children from rough waters. Authorities said all survived and credited the surfers’ swift response with preventing a potential tragedy.
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