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A prominent surfer from California was murdered at his home in Costa Rica during an apparent break-in over the weekend, according to reports. Kurt Van Dyke, a 66-year-old expatriate who owned a hotel ...

More than 150 giant tortoises have been reintroduced to in Ecuador’s famed Galapagos archipelago where they disappeared more than a century ago, the environment ministry said Friday. Park rangers ...

American surfer Kurt Van Dyke was found dead in an apparent robbery at his apartment in Cahuita, a Caribbean coastal town in Costa Rica, on Saturday. He was 66. The incident was reported around 10:50 ...

A man was shot dead in Oakley near Bethel Island. He was found in the street. He has not been identified. Authorities have not said whether a suspect has been arrested. BETHEL ISLAND, Calif. - A man ...

A California surfing legend has been suffocated and stabbed to death by burglars who also zip-tied his girlfriend in their Costa Rica home, according to local police. Surfer and hotelier Kurt Van Dyke ...

Trailblazing California surfer-turned-entrepreneur Kurt Van Dyke was murdered the morning of Saturday, February 14, during a violent home invasion at his Costa Rican residence, Us Weekly has learned.

California surfing "king" Kurt Van Dyke was found stabbed and strangled to death in his Costa Rica home and police are searching for at least two men in connection to the killing. Van Dyke, 66, was ...

A well-known California surfer turned businessman was reportedly killed by intruders in his Costa Rican home over the weekend, according to multiple local news reports. On Feb. 14, Kurt Van Dyke, 66, ...