Pavones Costa Rica: U.S. surfers attacked by man with machete

Posted on January 19, 2012 • Filed under: Costa Rica, Crime, TRAVEL

A man attacked two expat surfers with a machete in an incident caught on videotape in the southern Pacific beach town of Pavones. A U.S. family on vacation recorded the attack by a man in a kayak against two stand-up paddle surfers at 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 1. The attack took place on the beach at Pavones Break, a beach on the far southern Pacific coast. A man with long hair is seen swinging a machete at one surfer before losing grip of the weapon. The attacker then proceeds to beat the man with one of his paddles. Read Article – TICO TIMES

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