Legend Florida Surf Photographer Allen Margolis Dies While Surfing Near Fort Pierce

FORT PIERCE, FL. (THECOUNT) — The East Coast surfing community is mourning the loss of Allen Margolis, a legendary Florida surf photographer and East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame Class of 2014 inductee.

Margolis, 76, died while surfing near his Fort Pierce, FL, home, reports SurfLine on Tuesday, according to reports.

As reported by Eastern Surf Magazine co-founder and fellow ECSHOF member, Dick Meseroll: “Allen went out the way we’d all hope/dream: riding your last waves out in the ocean amongst friends, which in Allen’s case was near his home at Fort Pierce Inlet. Surfing that morning there as well, Graham Parker gave this eyewitness account: ‘William Davis, myself and others pulled an unconscious surfer out of the water and did CPR on the beach for 10 minutes. I didn’t know Allen Margolis personally, other than seeing him at the Inlet over the years, but seeing someone so respected by the community pass away is such a shame. And the craziest thing was, as this went down, the winds went offshore and the set of the morning came through.’”

No further information on the fatal incident was provided.

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Geo quick facts: Fort Pierce is a city on the east coast of Florida. The oceanfront National Navy SEAL Museum displays weapons, vehicles and other naval artifacts. Nearby, Fort Pierce Inlet State Park has a long beach, where swimming and surfing are popular. The A.E. Backus Museum and Gallery houses paintings by the 20th-century painter, a Fort Pierce native. Heathcote Botanical Gardens features a large collection of tropical bonsai – wikipedia.