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Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'surfer'

May 25, 2008

Last weekend a mystery surfer saved the life of Brian Jordan, who was struggling in the water 100 yards off the shore of Coney Island. The story surfaced with a photo on the cover of the Daily News late last week (a surefire way to crack the case) and lo and behold, the mystery man has been unmasked...or rather, outed by his family. Turns out the hero is humble, and just a bit shy of......

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May 23, 2008

In a headline ripped from a superhero flick, the Daily News is reporting that a drowning man, Brian Jordan, was saved by a solo surfer off the shore of Coney Island last weekend. Jordan is now trying to find his saviour, who fled the scene after carrying him 100+ yards back to shore and saving his life. Jordan, who dove into the water after his speedboat became untied from a pier, only has a partial......

Continue Reading "Mystery Surfer Saves Brooklynite"

May 16, 2008

Base to torch, Lady Liberty is approximately 70' taller than most of the waves surfer Laird Hamilton rides; yesterday when he paddled around her he declared, "The Statue of Liberty is pretty big. I'm glad it didn't fall on me." Hamilton was in town to launch his new clothing line, Wonderwall, with a jaunt around the Statue of Liberty. Even though he's used to riding the biggest waves in the world, we're guessing the Hudson......

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