A sad ending to a wonderful stretch of swell.
California has been belted with much wonderful surf over the past few days though tragedy struck last night near Malibu.
According to the CBS local news:
At about 11:40 p.m. Thursday, screaming was reported at Topanga State Beach, where sheriff’s deputies found a man who had been performing CPR on his brother. The two brothers had been out in the water for a night session of surfing.
As they surfed, the brothers lost track of each other, authorities said. One of them later found his brother face down in the water and dragged him to shore, where he performed CPR, but was not able to save him.
Sheriff’s deputies say the two brothers are skilled surfers in good physical shape. The brother who died had been a pro surfer at one point, according to a deputy.
The surfer’s father and brother were both on the scene immediately after his death.
He was just identified as Damon Michael Geller, 48, of Pacific Palisades.
More as the story develops.
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Live on your feet or die on your knees!!! Those e-bikes are a travesty for weak ass soy boiz, the SUP’s of mtb.. worse even
RIP Dude.
I used to skate with this guy all the time. He was the real deal and probably was an expro. He ripped and looked like he had that wierd thing that some people have of just being effortless on a board. He had two young kids too. Huge bummer.
Can ya fuk this story off?
I come here so I can avoid thinking about my death.
Cheer up bex.
A tree house is the biggest insult to a tree. “Here, I killed your friend. Hold him.”
According to most studies, people’s number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you’re better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.
I don’t understand why people get attacked by sharks. Can they not hear the music?
Yes that’s the prob.
I’m good at public speaking.
Always get that job cause everyone else is suddenly a shy little bitch.
When I’m out the back alone, that music is all I hear.
Dundun dundun
Heart attacks in men between the ages of 40 and 60 are the biggest cause of surfing related deaths worldwide, and have been for over a decade.
Must be such a relief to have survived those risky years😘🤣
Oh SNAP!
well thank fuck I don’t surf.
What about after 60?
Well if you get that far you’re usually smart enough not to die while surfing anymore.
That’s very interesting Doc Carroll, and makes perfect sense, thanks!
This will be my fate and if/when it happens, I do hope it’s in the ocean. If it’s the widow maker, hope I just float off into void. Don’t know when but it took my dad at 54. I am 9 years away from that. It is what it is and we all get to take that ride one way or another. Live on…
Way more disturbing than sharks, bacteria accumulating the body, ears closing up with bone growth, stingrays, or the potential of taking someone else’s fin to the head is this news I seem to hear every year in SoCal of how surfers seem to regularly spontaneously perish in the water for no apparent reason.