Paps Vs. Surfers Battle Ebbs as Cops Move In

Attacker tried to sexually assault jogger, fled in her car

(NEWSER) - A woman jumped off a cliff to escape a man who was attempting to sexually assault her at a California state park, the LA County sheriff's department says. The woman, who had been jogging in Malibu, suffered cuts and bruises after falling about 100 feet and landing on the beach. The alleged attacker, who is still on the loose, fled in the jogger's SUV, KTLA reports. More»

Surf etiquette signs posted to defuse conflicts

(NEWSER) - Sydney is taking steps to defuse the growing number of "surf rage" incidents at beaches shared by beginners and life-long surfers. Signs are going up at popular beaches warning newbies to follow surf etiquette by not "dropping in"—catching a wave claimed by somebody else—or "snaking a wave," which is a sneakier version of the drop-in. More»

(NEWSER) - A Mexican surfer off a California beach was busted for trying to smuggle 24 pounds of pot on his board, reports the Los Angeles Times. When suspicious cops on the beach close to the Mexican border ordered the surfer to come ashore, he heaved a duffel bag into the water. It later washed up, packed with pot bricks worth $74,000, according to law enforcement authorities. More»

Aussie man bounds into action after swimming kangaroo gets in trouble

(NEWSER) - An Aussie surfer saved a kangaroo from near-certain death in shark-infested waters, reports the Times of London reports. John McCallum watched dumbfounded from the beach as the 'roo hopped straight into the ocean and was pulled 200 yards offshore by a dangerous rip. He then jumped on his board and herded the struggling animal to a sandbar and safety. More»

Wealthy homeowners pay millions for temporary solutions

(NEWSER) - Malibu's scenic Broad Beach is vanishing between the rising sea and the sea walls homeowners are building to protect million-dollar properties from global warming, the Los Angeles Times reports. Ocean levels are projected to rise at least a couple feet in the next century, wiping away this and many other iconic beaches in California, where an inch ocean rise claims 50 inches of land. More»