Despite warnings from meteorologists and the National Weather Service, beachgoers in Ventura, California ventured out on Thursday to get eyes and ears on the state’s first swell of winter weather.
Despite warnings from meteorologists and the National Weather Service, beachgoers in Ventura, California were left in quite a pickle after a massive rogue wave washed ashore and ultimately left at least eight people hospitalized.Footage shared online initially captured a group of people venturing to the coast to get eyes and ears on the state’s extreme surf; however, within a few moments, multiple residents went running inland as a rogue wave slammed into the sea wall Beachgoers tried to flee the scene, but many appeared to get swept up by the colossal wave.
