Crime & Safety
Surfer Dies At Topanga State Beach
The man was pronounced dead at the beach Thursday night.

MALIBU, CA – A man who went surfing Thursday night died of an apparent medical emergency at Topanga State Beach, authorities announced Friday.
Damon Michael Geller, 48, of Pacific Palisades died at the beach about 11 p.m. Thursday, according to the coroner's office and the Los AngelesCounty Sheriff's Department.
An autopsy was pending to determine Geller's cause of death.
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