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Nicolas Cage reveals he 'could have died' surfing years before new surfing thriller: 'Pounded to smithereens'
May 5, 2025 | 7:38pm"The goal," he declared, "is to retire, surf, drink red wine, and eat spaghetti."
Surfer who died at NYC beach got caught in deadly jetty residents have begged officials to remove for years
April 19, 2025 | 2:51pmAn award-winning 35-year-old filmmaker drowned surfing after his board apparently got tangled in wooden jetties along notoriously treacherous waters at Jacob Riis Park in Queens, according to police sources and...
Aggressive sea lion attacks beachgoers, video shows
April 19, 2025 | 1:42amAn aggressive sea lion sent surfers running this week after it repeatedly went after them, even coming onto the beach, video of the incident showed.Â
'Demonic' sea lions that attacked people off California coast were sickened by toxic substance
April 10, 2025 | 12:44pm"It looked possessed," one surfer said. "It felt like I was being hunted."
Woman killed after speedboat runs her over near shore just weeks before wedding
March 3, 2025 | 10:20pmHorror footage shows the moment a speedboat heading to shore runs over a female surfer, killing the 34-year-old.
‘Subway surfing’ trend is killing NYC kids at a higher rate than ever -- how the MTA can stop it
February 9, 2025 | 11:31amSix people died surfing subway trains in the city last year, up from five in 2023.
Teen girl killed by shark at popular Aussie tourist beach
February 3, 2025 | 1:40pmParamedics rushed to the scene but couldn't save the teen, who succumbed to life-threatening upper body injuries 15 minutes later, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
Here's how a fast-thinking surfer survived a harrowing shark attack
January 25, 2025 | 3:30pmAn Australian surfer is lucky to be alive after he encountered a shark -- but the surfboard he was riding on wasn't as lucky.
Family mourns ex-NYPD cop who died surfing on Long Island, reveal likely cause of death
January 21, 2025 | 1:51pmJack Shapiro, a 54-year-old outdoorsman and retired Brooklyn cop, was winter-surfing off Gilgo Beach with friends around 2:20 p.m. Sunday when he plunged into the surf and had to be...
Retired NYPD cop dies in apparent drowning while surfing in icy waters off Gilgo Beach: cops
January 20, 2025 | 12:58pmJack Shapiro, 54, of Holbrook -- who officials say retired from the NYPD more than a decade ago -- became unresponsive as he surfed just off the Babylon beach around 2:20 p.m....
Olympic kitesurfer heroically saves woman from drowning
January 14, 2025 | 10:22amOlympic kitesurfer Bruno Lobo can now add lifeguard to his résumé. The Brazilian athlete was testing a new camera on his kitesurfing board when he spotted a swimmer in distress....
Watch Calif. surfer catch monster 108-foot wave — possibly riding into history books
January 4, 2025 | 5:09pmIncredible footage captured the impressive feat and showed Slebir fearlessly riding the enormous wave as it swelled to more than ten times his height.
Prince Harry takes son Archie, 5, surfing at Kelly Slater's California surf school in rare, now-deleted photo
January 1, 2025 | 3:46pmSurf's up, Your Highness!
Shark bites 61-year-old Maui surfer, completely severing his leg below knee
November 2, 2024 | 4:50amThe incident prompted officials to close the beach park.
Florida surfer bitten by shark at same beach, 11 years apart
November 1, 2024 | 10:27amCole Taschman, 28, was catching waves with his friends last week when a large shark clamped down on his feet.
Sickening moment two train-surfing teens are critically injured smashing into bridge
October 31, 2024 | 12:56pmSickening video has captured the moment two subway surfing teenagers slammed into an Austrian train station bridge -- leaving the blood-spattered boys critically injured and fighting for their lives.
Teen girl killed and another fighting for her life after falling while subway surfing in Queens
October 28, 2024 | 8:54amOne girl was declared dead at the scene and the other was rushed to Elmhurst Hospital in critical condition with head trauma.
Surfer dead at age 36 after being impaled by swordfish in freak incident
October 21, 2024 | 11:04amThe Italian thrill-seeker was killed while surfing at a popular surf break earlier this month.
Champion teen surfer mauled by shark in Florida: 'I could have lost my arm'
October 18, 2024 | 9:07am“I was looking at my arm freaking out, but trying to do the right thing. Another thought going through my mind was I’m bleeding out," the teen said about the...
Florida surfer, 62, survives shark attack as predator chomps his foot
October 17, 2024 | 9:44pm"Sharks are pretty harmless. But again, I stepped on it, so I got bit. But when you go in the shark pit, that's way gnarly."