Originally from Chatsworth, Wagner, 43, honed his skills at Drainpipes and various north L.A. spots, and lived in San Diego. Friends will remember him charging huge surf. John leaves a wife and 3 children: Jason, Sadie and Jack. He will be greatly Read More

It was high tide on a scorching Tuesday, and the choppy beaches around Lima, Peru, were crawling with surfers. There were teenagers in ratty flip-flops carrying short boards patched with duct tape, and bronzed women in wet suits paddling out into the Read More

Federal park rangers found the body of a missing surfer from San Diego on Friday, several hours after he had disappeared while surfing near Santa Cruz Island. The body of John M. Wagner, 43, was found in the water about 20 miles south of Ventura, a Read More

There are 21 surfboards lined up against a wall of Andrew Doheny’s bedroom. Like perusing a shelf full of books, he carefully chooses one, then heads to the beach to experience his daily ritual of riding waves. Doheny is only 15 and lives with his Read More

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