Surfer dies at Ocean Beach

A surfer at Ocean Beach. File photo.
Photo(s) by Luke Thomas

January 22, 2006

San Francisco (BCN) - A surfer who lost consciousness at Ocean Beach this morning later died at a San Francisco hospital, according to the National Park Service.

A dispatcher with the San Francisco Fire Department said medical personnel responded to Ocean Beach near Sloat Boulevard and Great Highway around 10 a.m. after a caller reported that a person was unconscious on the beach.

National Park Service rangers were notified of the incident and headed to that location at 10:09 a.m. as fire department medics attempted to resuscitate the victim, according to a National Park Service report.

The victim, an adult male, was taken to the University of California San Francisco Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 11:04 a.m.

National Park Service officials say it appears the surfer was pulled out of the water by people visiting the beach, which is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

The man's name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The cause of his death remains under investigation.

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