It caught the eye of a private helicopter operator, who then called 911. A kite surfer stranded on a narrow beach in California found a novel way to call for aid. Surrounded by tall cliffs and a ...

A kite surfer was rescued on Sunday from a beach in the Bay Area after a private helicopter saw the surfer's plea "HELP" spelled out with rocks in the sand, according to Cal Fire San Mateo - Santa ...

Police have been unable to locate a kite surfer who was reportedly in distress off the Mandurah coast on Monday, with investigators believing the person made it back to shore safely. A large scale ...

A kite surfer stranded on a cliffside beach in California was rescued Sunday after he used rocks to spell out the word ‘HELP,’ officials said. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ...

“That was a different type of 911 call than we usually get," said a fire official who helped with the rescue Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 ...

DAVENPORT, Calif. - A kite surfer was rescued on Sunday after he spelled out HELP in the sand with rocks, which triggered a successful CalFire helicopter extraction. The state fire agency shared video ...

MONTECITO, Calif. – Crews are actively searching for a downed kite surfer reported to have crashed a half mile off the coast of Miramar Beach, according to the Montecito Fire Protection District.