A kite surfer became stranded on a deserted beach on the Santa Cruz County coastline. He used rocks on the beach to spell out the word “HELP” and was eventually spotted by a private helicopter pilot who did indeed call for help. He was not injured but just needed assistance getting off the beach surrounded by steep cliffs. Crews from Cal Fire, Santa Cruz County Fire Department, and California State Parks worked together to rescue the kite surfer, using a rescue helicopter to extract him off the beach.
* Talk about tacking on hidden fees! He only needed a helicopter, but they threw on two fire departments and rangers from a state park to totally run up the tab.
* Plus everybody cost extra ’cause it was a Sunday.
* “No, no! I don’t need all you guys, I was just writing, ‘HELP CALL ME AN UBER!'”
* The rescue was delayed for a half hour while the guy finished etching picture of his girlfriend in the rocks, like Tom Hanks in Cast Away.