March 6, 2021
A surfer died at a Ventura hospital Saturday afternoon following a collision with another rider at the popular Rincon Point break.
The male surfer had been taken by ambulance to Community Memorial Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
The other surfer involved in the collision also went to a hospital via private transport.
No information was available on that rider's condition.
The ocean rescue was reported around 1:14 p.m. on the Ventura County side of the point.
Radio traffic from the scene indicated a male surfer had been pulled from the water.
Ventura County firefighters said they were performing CPR and requested that an air squad respond.
Crews at one point said the patient was in cardiac arrest.
Ventura County Sheriff's Copter 8 was dispatched.
At around 1:50 p.m., crews were preparing for a possible helicopter landing on the beach.
The helicopter hovered in the area for a time but never set down.
Firefighters also requested sheriff's deputies respond to the beach for crowd control to keep the area clear for paramedics.
Shortly before 2:20 p.m., a ground ambulance crew said it was transporting the patient to Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura.
At around 3:20 p.m.the sheriff's agency learned the victim had been pronounced dead at the hospital.
No information about his age or city of residence was immediately available.
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Surfer dies at Rincon following collision with another surfer...
A surfer died at a Ventura hospital Saturday afternoon following a collision with another rider at the popular Rincon Point break.
The male surfer had been taken by ambulance to Community Memorial Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
The other surfer involved in the collision also went to a hospital via private transport.
No information was available on that rider's condition.
The ocean rescue was reported around 1:14 p.m. on the Ventura County side of the point.
Radio traffic from the scene indicated a male surfer had been pulled from the water.
Ventura County firefighters said they were performing CPR and requested that an air squad respond.
Crews at one point said the patient was in cardiac arrest.
Ventura County Sheriff's Copter 8 was dispatched.
At around 1:50 p.m., crews were preparing for a possible helicopter landing on the beach.
The helicopter hovered in the area for a time but never set down.
Firefighters also requested sheriff's deputies respond to the beach for crowd control to keep the area clear for paramedics.
Shortly before 2:20 p.m., a ground ambulance crew said it was transporting the patient to Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura.
At around 3:20 p.m.the sheriff's agency learned the victim had been pronounced dead at the hospital.
No information about his age or city of residence was immediately available.
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Surfer dies at Rincon following collision with another surfer...