Surfer at Huntington Hits Piling, Drowns
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HUNTINGTON BEACH — A surfer drowned Thursday after he hit a piling while trying to cross under the municipal pier, Huntington Beach police said.
The man, who had not been positively identified Thursday night, was surfing about 5 p.m. when he hit the piling and fell, police said.
He had severe head and chest injuries. Lifeguards tried unsuccessfully to revive him, and he was pronounced dead at Pacifica Hospital in Huntington Beach, police said.
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