We do say good morning on this monday, everyone. We start on a tragic note, a tragedy indeed. One man remains missing. Nine members of his family killed in a flash flood in arizona. Such sad news. More thunderstorms and, therefore, more flash floods likely in the area today. You see the radar there, but heres the video from yesterday. The family swept away in the flood. They had gathered at a popular Swimming Hole and had no warning before the wall of water roared through the narrow canyon. Abcs Elizabeth Hur with more. Reporter with crews in the air and search dogs on the ground, rescue and recovery operations stretching into day three in central arizona. Our trail is blocked off because of this. Reporter this woman caught the frightening scene on her cell phone as a flash flood sent water, debris and mud rushing down a mountain into the river below. Theres the son over there, and the mom is in the water. Reporter eyewitnesses say dozens of swimmers caught off guard held on to whateve
The president of Buffalo City Surfing, Kevin O’Brien, has stepped down and new president Tyrell Johnson has taken over. He steps up to the platform and announces “I only have one change to make from now on all selection trials will be held in Gonubie” and we all had a good belly laugh at that.
Chantel is frying onions, Greg is flipping burgers, Lovayne is cutting tomatoes and rolls and Bonnie and Craig are circulating, hovering and helping. There are 150 burgers to go. The East London Surf Lifesaving Club is humming with young and old as the rain clears and a calm, washed, sparkling clean Friday evening sunset settles in.
Tom Lindhorst set up his SA Champs well. He surfed every morning before the contest started and every evening after the contest finished so that he knew the break intimately.