Dark days: kite surfer and surfers killed

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Photo NOS.nl - Ambulances in Zeeland at their destination

It is very sad news for fellow water sports enthusiasts, people and authorities involved, but even more sad for the next of kin, family and friends of the killed kite surfer and surfers who were involved.

Wind forecast versus actual wind Sunday 10 May 2020
Wind forecast versus actual wind Sunday 10 May 2020

On Sunday, news came about a 28-year-old kite surfer in an accident near Kamperland in Zeeland. He would have been caught by the strong wind and flew into a concrete pole of a beach house. Read further, click here..

On Monday the news came that surfers at Scheveningen had run into problems. In the evening, it was announced that two surfers had died shortly after they were brought ashore by emergency personnel and that other missing surfers were still being searched. News came on Tuesday that the bodies of three more missing boaters had been found. They would all be experienced surfers. Read further, click here..

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Image from NOS.nl - Flowers for the surfers who died on the beach of Scheveningen.

Our thoughts go out to the loved ones of those affected and we wish them all the strength and strength in coping with this loss.

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