Surfer collapses, dies near Camp Pendleton

A 63-year-old Orange County man died after collapsing onto his surfboard in Oceanside off Camp Pendleton, the San Diego Medical Examiner's Office said today.

Charles Solon Todd Jr. of Aliso Viejo had been surfing Saturday morning at Surf Beach, south of Trestles. Witnesses observed Todd ride a wave into shore, sit on his board, and then collapse forward onto his board, the San

Diego County Medical Examiner's Office said. He was pulled from the water immediately by bystanders, who called for lifeguards.

Despite attempts to revive the man, Todd was pronounced dead at the scene, the Medical Examiner's Office said. An examination of the body is planned but has not yet taken place.

-City News Service