Heavy surf at Mavericks injures
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More than a dozen people have been injured while watching a surfing contest in Northern California. Two huge waves swept away spectators who were standing on a seawall. An official estimates that “a couple hundred” people were on the seawall when the waves struck. He says two of the injured were taken to hospitals and 11 others were being treated at the beach for injuries that included broken legs. He says no one is missing.
One of the injured says a wave “came out of nowhere and wiped us all out.” Also taken out was a large scaffold holding speakers broadcasting the Mavericks Surf Contest, held in the tiny harbor town of Half Moon Bay, 25 miles south of San Francisco. Authorities moved bystanders about 100 yards back from the water, where they could continue to watch the surf contest. Competitors voted to hold the contest despite warnings of strong winds and unpredictable surf, because forecasts called for record-high waves.
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