SONOMA COUNTY (KCRA) — The family of 43-year-old Shanglong Tang, who tragically lost his life after being swept out to sea by a dangerous wave near Gerstle Cove in Sonoma County, is grieving his untimely death. Tang was on a fishing trip with a coworker on Sunday morning when a powerful wave engulfed him, just after 11 a.m.
“Every day, my daughter hugs me and says, ‘I want daddy,’” said his wife, Lanqian Xu.
Tang’s family described him as an eager and hardworking man, excited about the outing despite being unaware of a high surf warning issued for the area. According to his brother-in-law, Sang Voong, Tang had been living in California for only three years and spoke very little English…