Disaster● Elevated28m ago · Nov 15, 2026, 8:32 PM
El Niño-powered waves unleash hell on California, flipping jet ski and stranding surfers
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from NY Post · United States · North America
The man had managed to scramble onto rocks after his surfboard leash snapped, leaving him without his board and struggling to get out of the water.
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