Monday, December 20, 2010

Rockaway Surfing Accident Victim Dies

Model Charles Devoe, 20, has been identified as the surfer who died after being in a coma for more than month after a beach accident.
Model Charles Devoe, 20, has been identified as the surfer who died after being in a coma for more than month after a surfing accident in Rockaway on November 12th. The 20-year-old victim got tangled in a jetty off the boardwalk near Beach 92nd St. about 4:15p.m according to reports.

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A well-known male model who was in a coma after a surfing accident in the Rockaways last month has died, sources said Monday, according to the New York Daily News.

Charles Devoe, 20, who posed for Vogue Nippon, Numero Homme, V, Anne Klein and Buffalo Jeans, had been hospitalized since the Nov. 12 incident.

FDNY divers had to cut Devoe free after his ankle tether became snagged on a wooden pole.

Rescuers pull unconscious surfer from the water after he got caught under jetty in the Rockaways Friday.

Rescuers pull unconscious surfer Charles Devoe, 20, from the water after he got caught under jetty in the Rockaways on Friday, November 12th. (Photo: Wilster for NY Daily News)

Read More:

New York Daily News - December 20th 2010 - By Joe Kemp and Lukas I. Albert

A Walk In The Park - November 14, 2010

2 comments:

  1. parks knows about the "sticks" that stick up, as does the local council member. why wont they remove them already!

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  2. What a sad story that someone who is still in the prime of his life would die. There is not a place that is perfectly safe; however, people should make an effort to keep themselves safe.

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