Moment California surfer smashed onto rocks by hurricane-powered wave before celebrity publicist’s daring rescue

A surfer in California was rescued by a celebrity publicist after being smashed into rocks by a large wave. The rescuer, Benita Karo, intervened after seeing the man struggle in the water.
The force of the wave sent the man crashing into the rocks, so his rescuer Benita Karo immediately began running toward the water, watching to see whether he would resurface.
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