"sneaker waves"

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Wave at Big Lagoon beach

"Sneaker waves" have been blamed for the deaths of three members of a California family.

Signs near the beach warned of "sneaker waves," the kind that suddenly roar ashore.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/11/27/neaker-waves-blamed-for-deaths-in-california-family/#ixzz2DR6ZT2vy

Signs near the beach warned of "sneaker waves," the kind that suddenly roar ashore.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/11/27/neaker-waves-blamed-for-deaths-in-california-family/#ixzz2DR6ZT2vy

Signs near the beach warned of "sneaker waves," the kind that suddenly roar ashore.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/11/27/neaker-waves-blamed-for-deaths-in-california-family/#ixzz2DR6ZT2vy

"Signs near the beach warned of "sneaker waves," the kind that suddenly roar ashore."

The dog went in first at Big Lagoon beach ... playing fetch ... and was swept away. The son went after the dog ... and was swept away. The father went after the son ... and was swept away. The wife went after her husband and son ... and was swept away.

Only the dog survived.
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