The Group

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Rescuers were faced with abnormal conditions at sea, which claimed the lives of Five Young Men ,

It should surf a solemn body, A Chance to train together, back in The Night before the official start to the summer season. But a month ago in The Hague , Five gregarious, athletic young Surfer in your life freak sea conditions forced on their first return to the water, since coronavirus had limitations, apart lost You .

Joost, Sander, Pim -, Max-and Mathijs fell victim to a thickness of a wall of meters-high foam and rough seas. The bodies of the four were already within 24 hours.

Then last week, I saw the fire Department on a ladder to restore the 23-year-old Matthijs body extended from the boulders below The Lighthouse at The End of the Scheveningen Pier .

the views of The Waves crashing on The Rocks , I shared The Sense of disbelief, the still-perforated coastal community.

Why are You died?

The Five all experienced surfers and coaches were. and one last blog posted a few hours before her death showed, they were itching to hit The Waves .

The Group had discussed, the foam, and as in another point, another surfer who survived said, friends.

But both the wind and current had changed quickly. An unusually strong North-northeast and a suffocating avalanche of algae-foam proved to be a treacherous combination.

Suddenly, this educated, experienced, responsible young Surfer, to save others, were not able to save themselves.

"You just hope that The Moment of frantic panic was over quick," Joost ' s childhood friend Timo van De Ven has told me. He was still struggling to accept that she will not be Coming Back .

the Dutch Sea Rescue KNRM, said the strong winds and currents for their operation "is a tricky task".

As ward was Caught Up in sorrow

Scheveningen is known as the surf capital of the Netherlands. It is a popular destination, the decent on storms in the vicinity of the coast, arguably waves.

I live 10 minutes away by bike from the place where the Surfer died. Throughout the year, we watch surfers, dashing into the icy North Sea to catch driven by the thrill of a wave. They bob and dip on The Horizon , such as seals in their black-and-blue suits.

"The grief in the Scheveningen community is unimaginable," said Johan Remkes , acting mayor of The Hague . "The people here understand better than anyone that The Sea and The Sea takes, but The Way so many Young Lives are now broken down and so many families and groups of friends, which is affected uniquely cruel. "

What is striking about the death of this experienced Surfer, that You have something that is So Normal , I knew in a stretch of sea, such as the back of their hands.

friends gathered on The Stone steps leading down to The Beach a week after her death. Cafés closed by the coronavirus crisis played tunes to crowds of students. Surfer tries to access the console of another, wrapped in sweaters and each other's embrace.

the police on bicycles bearing in respect of circled fully at a distance, to be so that people, if they were meant to draw, to leave, to mourn friends and not worry about an infection.

"It helped to have the feeling of being part of a greater grief, to go there and people who understand," a friend of The Group , I was told. The Five were not only socially active, they were known in the community, at all age levels.

the Tribute in addition to a sea of flowers outside Of The Shore Surf School is just a snapshot of The Five that touched so many Young Lives will be offered.

Five bottles of beer stood next to framed photos and notes such as "RIP, wild heart,"; a poem spread via Social Media with the opening line, "The Waves are silent witnesses on an even quieter beach. "

He felt unusually still on The Beach for days afterwards, As If The Shock had echoed on The Sand and disorders in the airy atmosphere.

Who The Five were?

Joost Bakker, 30

surf instructor, Joost was described by friends as a stereotypical surfer. As a lifeguard, he is also the dangers it was aware of. He moved to The Hague in order to be close to The Sea , the conversion of a van to spend more time on the coast.

Bakker, care for Autistic Children and even organized a sponsored bike ride from Norway to Gibraltar to raise money for a non-profit organization supports people with cancer.

His friend, Timo van De Ven , knew him since You were 12. "After the intense emotion of The First couple of weeks, the finality is the hardest part. He died doing something he loved, The Last photo shows him smiling from ear to ear, in his wetsuit. This is a small consolation. "

Sander Thick, 38

He was enthusiastic and competitive, and loved to swim between the piers in Scheveningen. He was also a lifeguard and surf instructor, and studied kinesiology (the mechanics of Body Movement ) at the University of Groningen.

This reinforced his teaching at health by The Sea (Gezond aan Zee), where he worked together with Joost.

Pim Wuite, 24

He was one of the younger surf instructor at Gezond aan Zee. To note a letter of condolence, the talks of his hockey club from a smiley, sweet young man of Boundless Energy , leadership qualities and commitment to the training of young people.

Cricket-loving friends laid flowers on The Beach and remembered how his parents often provide lunch for The Team . He was meant to visit Bali in this time of the year, until the flights grounded were, by the coronavirus crisis.

Max Verheijen, 22

the youngest of The Five , he was studying Mechanical Engineering in Delft, near The Hague . A snowboarder who turned to The Sea , his stepfather shy and mischievous called to him.

His body was decorated in a white coffin by the Central Dutch village Muiderberg, where he grew up, followed by the pallbearers with his beloved surfboard with A Bouquet of white roses. Flags flew at half-mast, and some draped wetsuits on the flag poles in memory of The Boy who lived for The Waves .

Mathijs van Dulst, 23

He was a children's hockey coach and referee, and were looking for someone to sublease his room in The House that he shared with 14 other.

photos of his room to show a cluster of snow and surf boards propped in a corner of his bedroom.

A tribute to his hockey club page says he trained the younger children and showed the older ones How To party.

"We carry You forever in our hearts," reads a tribute from your peers on your surf-club, "Our Friends are gone. They live on in our hearts. "

Five flowers were planted have died on The Beach in memory of The Men , What is the cause of the freak-foam?

The nature of your death, the fear and confusion, which cuts through the surfing community was reinforced.

What is difficult to understand how they were Caught Up in abnormal conditions, when a short distance from Other People riding The Waves in the sunset.

The foam of The Sea , which led to her death, phaeocystis globosa from a type of algae called. Scientists from The Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (Nioz) have worked out what You think needs to happen to be.

colonies of algae, the skin is held in place by a mucus-like matrix protects the cells and allows You to quickly increase in size.

The Algae needs sunlight and nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphate, and a Sunny start to the month of may helped the cells grow quickly. The foam of The Sea from Scheveningen, it was found that four times the average, the highest level in The Last 10 Years .

But, the gloomy weather of The Day before The Tragedy the catalyst for the disintegration of The Algae colony in an "unprecedented" number of individual cells.

Viral infections caused by the breaking up of the cells and a force 7 wind and steep sea whipped them up in a large amount of foam.

The North-North-East wind drove the foam against a port, altered the head in front of the currents, and the foam is moved in the direction of The Beach .

The Scientists believe, needing rescue swimmers and water sports enthusiasts, to be notified to the potential risks of high levels of The Sea foam. They say it will take time, a functioning early warning system for The Future , in order to prevent further accidents.

in the Meantime, Five of the white fish painted on The Rocks in Scheveningen, near the place where Joost, Sander, Pim -, Max-and Mathijs were last seen alive.

If The Other tributes are gone, these will be lasting memories, the memories You have Left Behind .

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Source of news: bbc.com