Hiner, 43, had put the rocks in her pocket after they left the beach. As she and her husband, Rob Hiner, were preparing to go out later that evening, the rocks suddenly erupted in her pants.

A windsurfer became stranded on a remote Santa Cruz County beach. But he was able to spell 'HELP' with rocks, leading to his rescue.

Stranded Kite Surfer Rescued from Cliffside Beach After Using Rocks to Spell 'Help' “That was a different type of 911 call than we usually get," said a fire official who helped with the rescue ...

Using rocks, the stranded surfer spelled the word “HELP” at the base of a cliff south of Davenport Landing Beach, Cal Fire San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit said in a June 9 post on X, formerly known ...