A California surfing legend has been brutally killed while his girlfriend was tied up and robbed at their Costa Rica home. Kurt Van Dyke, 66, who owned a hotel in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, was found ...

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A prominent surfer from California was murdered at his home in Costa Rica during an apparent break-in over the weekend, according to reports. Kurt Van Dyke, a 66-year-old expatriate who owned a hotel ...

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The brother of a Californian surfer slain in Costa Rica has warned the killing is “more nefarious” than a random break-in. During an interview with The California Post on Monday morning, Peter Van ...

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American surfer Kurt Van Dyke was found dead in an apparent robbery at his apartment in Cahuita, a Caribbean coastal town in Costa Rica, on Saturday. He was 66. The incident was reported around 10:50 ...

The 66-year-old hotel owner was found beneath a bed after masked men allegedly entered his home in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rican officials said Kurt Van Dyke/Facebook Surfer and hotel owner Kurt Van Dyke, ...

Kurt Van Dyke, a Californian surfing legend, was found dead after an apparent home invasion in a Caribbean coastal town in Costa Rica, authorities said. An incident was reported at about 10:50 a.m.