Newport, CA Lifeguard Drowns Saving a Life | Paddle Out Ceremony: Over the 4th of July weekend some of the biggest swells of the year hit southern California and with this came great surf and perfect waves, but at the cost of a veteran lifeguard. Ben Carlson lost his life saving a swimmer on Sunday July 6th. They held a paddle out in his honor recently in Newport Beach. For those of you who don’t know a paddle out is done in surf communities when […] Surf Ryan Mulcahy | July 31, 2014 1 Comment