Preliminary data on fatalities which occurred in the surf zones across National Weather Service areas of forecast responsibility through March 20 2024. This data is preliminary and locations of fatalities are approximate. Click on the location of a drowning for additional information. The GIS map below can also be found here. Data can be download here. A GIS Dashboard is also available which shows drownings based upon user selected parameters.
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Near the top of that list is the 17-year-old St. Bonaventure High School student who first saw him floating unconscious in the ocean off Silver Strand Beach and pulled him to shore. Another is the name of the off-duty Los Angeles County lifeguard-paramedic who started CPR on him that afternoon.
The 38-year-old husband and father would eventually make a full recovery but numerous tests and visits with medical professionals have not made clear what caused Johnson to lose consciousness while he was out surfing on March 16. At first, those who came to his rescue thought he was a beginner surfer or his surfboard hit him in the head because he was found with a cut on his forehead.
Johnson said he remembers his "mental dialogue" about paddling back into shore but nothing about feeling strange or some sort of impact before things went dark. All he remembers is waking up in a hospital room at Ventura County Medical Center with tubes in his throat.
Germann, a Camarillo resident who attends St. Bonaventure High School, was surfing at Silver Strand with a friend. He said he almost didn't see Johnson as he was looking out for another wave because Johnson was so far away from where the other surfers were lining up. Once he saw him, Germann told his friend to go back to the beach and call 911. Then he tried to put Johnson on his surfboard and swim him back to shore but that wasn't working.
Alex Hamilton, a battalion chief with the Oxnard Fire Department, was dispatched to the scene with other fire crews. Some of them had been training in the area and were able to get there pretty quickly, he said.
"I've only been around 12 years, but I can't think of another case where we pulled a guy out of the water with no pulse and responded from the station," Hamilton said, saying that response times can be crucial.
When Naomi arrived home with their 16-month-old daughter Batya, she saw the deputy at her door, wanting to speak with her. A formally trained lawyer, she joked that at first she politely told him no. Then she learned it was an emergency and found out what happened.
She remembers being worried about her husband's mother's dog, who they were dog-sitting at the time. That time for her is all a blur now but she says family, coworkers and the community really rallied around to help them by bringing meals or watching the baby.
Wherever that place was, Johnson said he was overcome by a feeling of oneness and peace. His wife said that when he finally woke up in the hospital he was talking about how everyone has the same heart and are all connected.
Johnson said he is especially thankful to the bystanders, rescue teams and hospital staff. Both he and his wife have tried to do an assembly at Germann's school in honor of him. They also want to put on a dinner event for the rescuers and where people can learn hands-only CPR, which is what Newton did to save Johnson's life.
After being released from the intensive care unit, Johnson returned home but only for a little bit. He felt weak and had no energy to even get a glass of water, Johnson said. It was discovered that he contracted pneumonia during the near-drowning and had fluid in his lungs that sent him to the hospital for another four days, he said.
But ever since then, he has been in good health. His life has a bit more structure in it now as he adapts to using bus schedules to get around and fills his time making sure he is still recovering. He said he cannot drive, or surf, until his doctors find out what's wrong with him or enough time has passed.
"Visitors wading into the surf, even as shallow as waist deep, may be overcome by large waves, suffer injuries, and may be overtaken by rough ocean conditions making it difficult, if not impossible, for all but the strongest, most experienced swimmers to survive," said David Hallac, superintendent of the National Parks of Eastern North Carolina, with includes Cape Hatteras.
"While you may see surfers seemingly effortlessly riding the waves, do not be tempted to enter the ocean during these hazardous conditions," Hallac said. "The majority of surfers at Cape Hatteras National Seashore are competent athletes that have developed significant skills and experience or time to engage in their sport."
The next day, park officials said they got a 911 call at about 10:30 a.m. after two bystanders pulled the unresponsive man from the surf. The man was visiting from Hillsboro, Ohio, according to a news release.
Among recreational surfers, most of whom would never dream of paddling out at any of the aforementioned spots, the sport is even less dangerous, with a 2013 Australian study reporting that injury rates are about on par with long-distance runners, putting surfing further down the list of most dangerous sports than football and hockey.
Although there is no concrete data on the exact number of people who have died while surfing, the number is estimated to be no more than 10 per year- which in a world of approximately 23 million surfers, is startlingly low.
Among this unlucky bunch, there are several main causes of death. The most common is a blow to the head, where the surfer knocks themselves unconscious after either hitting the bottom or their board, and subsequently drowns.
Drowning caused by multiple wave hold downs, rip-currents or a caught leash holding the surfer underwater also make up a significant proportion of the total death toll, while shark attacks and other deadly wildlife encounters constitute a small but very well publicised percentage. The remaining fatalities are usually caused by pre-existing conditions including brain aneurysms or heart attacks.
I found threads and these videos that lean towards saying drowning in waders is a myth even without a PDF and/or wading belt. In most cases when the water's calm/the waders don't TOTALLY fill up, it's actually true that you can't drown if yer in decent shape/a decent swimmer, but i'm talking about wading in the ocean with waves and current. Using a wading belt and/or a PDF life jacket of course makes it much more unlikely to drown, but most won't use a pdf cause you can barely cast in one and a tight belt around the stomache is like torture after a couple hours so people don't want to use those and might believe these videos and misinformation.
These videos are all in calm water and in a lot of the scenarios, the waders suction to the body to prevent water entering. I see a lot of people wading out to increase casting distance but i figured out that if the water's not very calm, you can cast just as far if not further from solid ground with a running/stepping start plus you get to lower your rig back for a longer range of motion,whereas in water, it would hit the water behind you and snap off/ruin when you cast out. The only time i see needed to wade into the surf is to release a fish or to wade to a sand bar. Wading to a sand bar/in rough water is dangerous because the waves get suddenly bigger and the tide rises when you try to get back on land. if i had a pool, i'd tie a rope around my shoulders and have someone hold the other end and then fill the waders totally with a garder hose and also mentally factor in rough waves. you can always just get a full surfer's wet suit and wade in that and not drown, i've seen that a few times.
I have no trouble whatsoever wading while wearing a PFD. I do it all the time with a flyrod, but there is no reason whatsoever to anticipate more problem when doing it with a surf rod, either. If you anticipate falling a lot, use a manual-pull unit; otherwise a Halkey-key unit from Mustang or Stearns will not be affected by spray and WILL detonate nicely after 4-5 second's immersion, good if you have a heart attack (I suspect that's what happened to 10x10) or crack your head on a rock. It's the cheapest life insurance you can buy.
I was under the impression that the greatest danger was trying to get out of rough surf with water-filled waders. That is, the weight of the waders making it hard to _leave_ the water, and the surf knocking you over repeatedly as you tried.
That being said, I went down last year near Matunuck (got caught on a bar in a crossing wave pattern); I was wearing neoprene chest waders and was down for just a few seconds. No wader belt (stupid me), but I had almost no water intrusion at all. By the time I got back to shore, the wicking effect had my entire shirt soaked, but the sweatpants I was wearing under the waders were dry.
Sometimes, sometimes not. However, taking a running/stepping start on every cast is not an effective way to fish, not over many hours or in places where your footing isn't stable. Being in the water also lets you work a lure parallel to the shore - something you cannot do while standing on dry land.
In any case, I'd like to see a pair of video that more accurately simulate what would happen to a surf caster on a sand beach, rubber boots, both with and without a belt. How well do they float...can they get out of the boots in a surf line...How hard is it to swim or crawl out of surf with boots full of water before you drown, etc.
I was living in Rockwood, ME in the early 90's and a father of this family that was vacationing up there slipped in the East Outlet while fly fishing and was dragged downstream. People tried to save him, but the wader filled up on him. Probably no wading belt on. 152ee80cbc
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