Catherine Diaz, one of El Salvador’s top surfers, was killed while training for a qualifying tournament for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, officials said. The International Surfing Association – the world’s governing body for surfing – said in a statement Saturday after the 22-year-old’s death that she “embodied the joy and …
Read More »Salvadoran surfer Catherine Diaz dies after being struck by lightning while training for the Olympics
Catherine Diaz, one of El Salvador’s top surfers, was killed while training for a qualifying tournament for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, officials said. The International Surfing Association – the world’s governing body for surfing – said in a statement Saturday after the 22-year-old’s death that she “embodied the joy and …
Read More »Australian pro-surfer Matt Wilkinson’s narrow rescue from a shark caught on camera | The environment
In the drone footage, professional surfer Matt Wilkinson is narrowly rescued from a huge white shark about 2.5 meters off the coast of Bali in northern New South Wales. The World Championship Tour surfer was paddling on his board near Sharps Beach on Wednesday when a shark sped forward behind …
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