Killer Waves in California Claim 5 Lives Without Warning
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Northern California beachgoers are being warned that the Pacific can kill in an instant as powerful breakers known as “sneaker waves” surge ashore without warning and drag their victims to sea. Five people have died since November.
“Don’t turn your back to the ocean,” said Pamela Boehland, a Coast Guard spokeswoman in California.