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Hurricane-Fueled Surf Mows Down Newport Beach Fishermen (Video)
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Hurricane-Fueled Surf Mows Down Newport Beach Fishermen (Video)

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You can’t fix stupid. And anyone that thought it was a good idea to stroll out on a jetty in Southern California over the last few days had another thing coming. From L.A. to Newport, the size and power of the tropical swell from Hurricane Marie hammered jetties up and down the coast like a wrecking ball. For some inexplicable reason, a handful of fishermen decided it was a good idea to try their luck, both literally and figuratively, at the end of the Newport Harbor Jetty. Video from photographer and videographer Brent Weldon shows a number of people fishing at the end of the jetty when a massive wave smashes into it. It’s hard to tell from the footage, but everyone appears to have survived the ordeal — or at least no fatalities have been reported in the area since the video was posted on various social media channels. There’s proper signage warning people not to go out on the jetty during high surf events, but those were clearly ignored.…

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