OCEANSIDE, Calif. (KSWB) – A Southern California surf coach is being credited with saving a father and daughter after the pair were caught in a rip current this week.
The dramatic rescue happened during the Western Surfing Association (WSA) Oceanside Harbor South Jetty surf contest, where Lucas Taub was coaching from the jetty.
Taub told Nexstar’s KSWB he noticed a young girl being pulled farther into the water by strong waves. Her father entered the ocean in an attempt to reach her, but both soon began struggling against the powerful current…