Wave watcher breaks leg at Jetty

From the OSPD, injury today at the Jetty:

A 30 year-old Puyallup man suffered a broken leg when he was struck by a log at the North Jetty in Ocean Shores. At 12:20 PM, Ocean Shores Police and Fire personnel were advised a subject with a broken leg at the Jetty. Arriving emergency services personnel were told that the man had been walking on the jetty rocks, watching the large crashing waves, when a six foot log was tossed up onto the jetty by the surf and struck him in the leg causing him to fall from the rocks. The man was transported to Grays Harbor Community Hospital with a broken right leg.

Winter storms and high surf bring many visitors to the jetty area. On two occasions earlier in the day, the Ocean Shores Police had  contacted groups of individuals on the jetty rocks advising them of the risks of the high surf, sneaker waves and the possibility of logs being thrown up on to shore. The Ocean Shores Police  Department wants to remind all visitors that the beaches of the Pacific Northwest may be beautiful, but they can also be very dangerous.  Rip currents, sneaker waves and the possibility of logs and debris being thrown up on to the beach is always a reason to use due caution when on the beaches. Sound advice is to stay off jetty rocks and never turn your back on the ocean.