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Tyler Badet, then a high school student, was surfing when he spotted two people leap into cold, choppy water then struggle to stay afloat
San Diego college student to receive heroic Carnegie Medal for saving lives
Tyler Badet, then 18 and a senior at Point Loma High School, was surfing when he saw a man and a woman struggling in choppy waves in a v-shaped cove on Jan. 6, 2021. The geography of the cove created a dangerous whirlpool- like effect in the 59-degree water.
Coastal communities are riding out the storm. Debris littered the roadways in Ocean Beach. There was also flooding on side streets.