In a video you’ve likely seen by now, Del Mar resident Dan Connor captured the moment a panga capsized as it was making its way to shore. It’s a tragic image now forever tied to one of his favorite places in the world.
“We come here three, four times a day,” Connor said of the Sunset Seat overlook at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve. “Take the dog out, just get some fresh air, see the scenery.”
Dan Connor captures moment a panga capsizes off Torrey Pines State Beach
It’s cliche to say a day starts like any other before disaster strikes, but that’s how it played out for Connor Monday morning.
Then, just before 6:30 a.m., through the elevated surf, he saw something unusual out on the waters…