When dealing with the vast expanse of the ocean, the old adage of “right place, right time” rarely applies. It’s just too big, too sprawling…and humans, amidst the big blue, are uselessly miniscule.

A surfer was bitten by a shark in Sonoma County Friday, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office. The victim was ...

OCEANSIDE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Two people got swept off a jetty into the Pacific Ocean in Oceanside by large waves, and surfers helped them until lifeguards arrived. Two people were on the North ...

In a dramatic scene in Ocean Beach on Saturday, San Diego lifeguards and surfers helped rescue more than 20 people who were in the water, on a jetty or trapped inside a suspected smuggling boat.

A scary situation unfolded at New Smyrna Beach, Tuesday, and surprisingly, no sharks were involved. (Hence, the location’s title as the “shark bite capital of the world.”) When a father and son were ...

After two surfers were pulled from the water at the Hook in Santa Cruz, one victim died in the hospital two days later.

A kite surfer who lost his sail and was stranded a mile offshore was rescued by San Francisco firefighters Saturday afternoon. Land and Marine units responded to Hunter's Point State Park just before ...

A beloved pet dog escaped through the front door of the home a couple was staying at while visiting with family and friends last week.