Stranded Kite Surfer Rescued From California Beach After Spelling ‘Help’ With Rocks

First responders rescued a kite surfer from a remote California beach June 9 after a private helicopter pilot spotted the word “help” spelled out in rocks. Videos posted on X by fire rescue crews Sunday showed the rescue as a first responder was lowered from a hovering helicopter onto the thin strand of Davenport Landing beach, about 12 miles north of Santa Cruz. The surfer was strapped to a rescue line attached to the helicopter and lifted to safety on a bluff above the beach, according to the social media post. “The beach is somewhat remote, access is difficult,” CalFire’s San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit wrote on X. “The tide was also coming in.”...