Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... SANTA CRUZ — 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 ...

A surfer was rescued in Santa Cruz County Wednesday morning after being knocked unconscious in the pounding surf during a strong storm that was battering the region with rain, high winds, and ...

A Bay Area teenager who was knocked unconscious while surfing at a well-known surf spot in Santa Cruz earlier this month has died, authorities confirmed this week. The surfer, identified as ...

Santa Cruz is the birthplace of surf culture in the US, and it's loaded with amazing spots to not only catch a wave but to ...

Central Fire rescue swimmer Forrest Gleitsman is pummeled by a wave in heavy surf south of 41st Avenue Wednesday morning while trying to help surfers in distress. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel) ...