The statue of George Freeth, the man credited with bringing surfing to California has been stolen from the Redondo Beach Pier according to a story on KTLA.com.
The statue has graced the pier for 31 years, but overnight it vanished. . . . The bust was created by the late sculptor Terry O’Donnell. It’s designed was based on old photographs of Freeth who is credited with bringing surfing to California from his native Hawaii in 1907.
Wonder if anyone has checked ebay?
[Link: KTLA.com]
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