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Surfers raced into 'crazy' Santa Cruz surf to save family of six
A boat barreled into the breaking surf off West Cliff Drive late Saturday morning, sending a family of six, including four children, into the water.
Within moments, several surfers frantically paddled toward them, including three-time Mavericks competition winner and big wave surfer Darryl “Flea” Virostko.
“Crazy situation yesterday,” Virostko wrote on Instagram. “I saw the boat coming as I was outside dodging a big middle peak set. He zoomed by me and I saw he had his family on the boat. As I watched him drive straight into a big white wash I knew they went down and it was time to paddle in as quickly as possible to help save the family.”
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/surfers-santa-cruz-surf-save-family-21350837.php
