A California woman jumped into rough waters and held an unconscious surfer’s head above the surface after watching a huge wave slam him into rocks along the San Diego County coast. Benita Karo, 39, was walking along the beach in Oceanside on the morning of Sept. 26 when she stopped to look at the unusually large waves pounding the coastline.
Karo, who lives in nearby Carlsbad, told the California Post she had grabbed a coffee and was mentally preparing for her daughter’s 14th birthday party later that day when she pulled out her phone to record the powerful surf. Karo told the Post that she is a celebrity publicist for authors of Elvis Presley books.
As she recorded, she spotted a surfer carrying his board and trying to make his way out of the water. Karo could see an enormous wave approaching behind him, but the surfer apparently could not. “I see the wave. He doesn’t see it. It’s massive, and it just hits him, and he didn’t even see it coming.”
Still fully clothed, Karo jumped into the water and grabbed the surfer, lifting his head above the surface as waves continued crashing into them and the rock wall. “I sat there with him, holding him, just trying to keep his head above water,” she said.
Another surfer eventually spotted the pair, while people staying at a nearby beach house also rushed over to help. Together, the group was able to lift the injured surfer out of the water and onto shore.
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