Scheveningen is a modern and vibrant seaside resort town in The Hague district of the Netherlands, open to a narrow swell window via the North Sea, it has, against all odds, also spawned a passionate and vibrant community of local surfers.
That community is now in mourning after a tragic incident saw the lives of five surfers lost after a freak storm rolled into the area. It is being reported that the storm caused a strong wind change, and along with that wind change came metres of thick seafoam, which blanketed the surface of the water and the surfers.
Those lost are thought to be experienced in the ocean, among them were surf school instructors and lifeguards. The line of thinking at this stage is that it wasn’t the storm swell which claimed their lives, but the foam itself, which possibly suffocated the surfers before they were able to make their way out of it.
Whatever the case, it is a tragic loss of life for the community and our hearts go out to all those affected.
