Been thinking a lot about that day back in late part of 1981 since this post started, I see that there is no fatalaty listed concerning Dana Point at that same time though there is a fatalaty in Northern CA @ the same day that all the activity I was at Dana Point. Thinking about it, here is what I now believe. A 20 foot GW was spotted by the helicopter and the life guard station was notified, as the spotter helicopter circled a huge crowd gathered on the beach. My friends and I went to investigate and of course going on hear say, we heard that a surfer was bitten in half very close to where we were. It has been @ 25 years and I am just learning that the surfer that got eaten was in Northern CA. We were in the immediate vicinity of of a 20 foot GW and that was all, all these years I thought that surfer was eaten right down the beach from me that day, what a relief! Funny how people miscommunicate things, thanks for helping me straighten out my story.
