A surfer sits at Topanga Beach during the COVID-19 closure

Title

A surfer sits at Topanga Beach during the COVID-19 closure

Description

Los Angeles County ordered a COVID-19 pandemic, beach closure from July 3 through July 6, 2020, because of a rise in infections. A shirtless surfer with a backwards baseball cap sits by a fennel plant at Topanga Beach. He watches someone defy the order by wading into the ocean.

Date

2020-07-06

Source

Digital only

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Creator

2020-07-06 instagram coysurf (Coy Hunter)
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Citation

2020-07-06 instagram coysurf (Coy Hunter), “A surfer sits at Topanga Beach during the COVID-19 closure,” Topanga Historical Society Digital Archive, accessed November 8, 2026, https://topangahistoricalsociety.org/archive/document/3935.