"An unconscious surfer was pulled from the water Wednesday morning near The Hook surf break on Santa Cruz's Eastside as a storm blanketed Santa Cruz County with rain, high winds, large waves and powerful tidal conditions. Central Fire District Division Chief Patrick Winters said first responders rushed to the well-known surf spot around 9:03 a.m. after receiving reports of two surfers both men in their early 20s in distress as a result of the high tide and relentless swell."
"Several rescue swimmers entered the ocean but as they paddled out, the surfer eventually disappeared from view behind the cresting waves as he was pulled further down the coast toward Privates surf spot and Capitola. The rescue personnel first located the surfer's board, which had broken after crashing up against rocks on the shoreline, and then found the victim soon after. He was unconscious and submerged beneath the waves with trauma to his head, according to Winters."
A storm brought rain, high winds, large waves and powerful tidal conditions to Santa Cruz County. Two surfers, both men in their early 20s, were reported in distress near The Hook around 9:03 a.m. One surfer made it past the breaking waves and appeared safe while the other was caught in the tumult and pulled downcoast. Rescue swimmers entered the ocean and rescuers located a broken surfboard on the rocks before finding the victim unconscious and submerged with head trauma. The victim was extracted using a rescue watercraft and CPR was initiated as he was moved to the Santa Cruz Harbor with assistance from American Medical Response.
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