{"id":11806,"date":"2026-05-30T18:49:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T18:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11806"},"modified":"2026-05-30T18:49:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T18:49:04","slug":"bay-area-surfer-killed-in-ocean-beach-identified-died-doing-what-he-loved-to-do-most","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11806","title":{"rendered":"Bay Area surfer killed in Ocean Beach identified, died doing what he &#8216;loved to do most&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A surfer killed in rough waters at San Francisco\u2019s Ocean beach during unseasonably large waves this week has been identified.<\/p>\n<p>Sandro Ricardo Britz, 55, of San Francisco, is being mourned by the local surfing community, and remembered by friends and loved ones after his day on the waters turned deadly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t believe we talked on Tuesday and you left without warning, but doing what you loved to do most, going down your last wave, rest in peace,\u201d one friend wrote on Facebook, sharing a picture of his pal.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A surfer killed in rough waters at San Francisco\u2019s Ocean beach during unseasonably large waves this week has been identified. <span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/Marcus Vinicius<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSee you soon on the other side brother!! LIGHT IN THE ROOM!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, my surf buddy.\u00a0 I\u2019m not prepared for this,\u201d another person shared on Britz\u2019s page.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI missed you guys by minutes.\u00a0 Was hoping those trucks weren\u2019t for either of you.\u00a0 Godspeed and good waves.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sandro Ricardo Britz, 55, of San Francisco, is being mourned by the local surfing community, and remembered by friends and loved ones. <span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/San Francisco Fire Department<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI love you forever German, Sandro Britz,\u201d a third shared.<\/p>\n<p>The San Francisco Fire Department responded to a call of a surfer in distress at the beach near Lincoln Thursday, a post on Facebook from the department read.<\/p>\n<div 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help.<\/p>\n<p>The group swam out to the surfer and located the Britz who they said was face down \u201cunconscious, and not breathing.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>While crews were enroute several on and off-duty lifeguards spotted Britz on his board signaling that he was in trouble and needed help. <span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/Sandro Britz<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Friends say he died doing what he loved most, surfing the waves. <span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/Sandro Britz<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>CPR and life-saving measures were immediately done on Britz while bringing him back to the shoreline.\u00a0 After they arrived, paramedics and emergency crews showed up to continue providing life support care to him.<\/p>\n<p>The surfer was transported to a local hospital in critical condition, but 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