By late morning Wednesday, fresh white flower petals dotted the dirt path to the beach at Rincon Point.
People stepped around the petals on their way down the narrow passage. Some wore wetsuits and carried a surfboard under one arm.
At the bottom of the trail, a young man with his wetsuit pulled down to his waist held up a simple necklace as he spoke to a woman. The necklace had a story.
The woman, Alexandra Ali Johnes, 44, had lost her partner in a surfing accident at Rincon on March 6. The bare-chested man, George Yueh, 32, had been one of two surfers who came to her door in Ojai with news of the incident.
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Gilhool was a tour manager for the Los Angeles-based band, Dawes. When news of his passing came out over the weekend, friends flooded social media with tributes to him.
Gerald Gerry Gilhool Jr., 51, had been riding down a large wave at Rincon Point when witnesses say he hit another surfer who was in the water below, rolling under as the wave passed.