Adventure seekers were forced to flee to save their lives when Hurricane Hilary ravaged Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Adventure seekers were forced to flee to save their lives when Hurricane Hilary ravaged Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
- Beachgoers watching the waves at a beach in Cabo San Lucas on Saturday stormed across the sand, a day before Hurricane Hilary made landfall
- A dozen people and a horse lined up as the massive waves smashed the shoreline
- Mexican authorities reported two fatalities in the states of Baja California and Sinaloa
Thrill-seekers fled for their lives as Hurricane Hilary’s massive waves smashed the coast and ruined their views as the deadly storm felt its effects in Mexico and California.
The adventure-seekers gathered at a beach in Cabo San Lucas in the resort town of Baja California on Saturday, a day before Hurricane Hilary made landfall in the Pacific coastal state with winds reaching 65 miles per hour.
“It looks small, but they’re probably 15 to 18 feet long,” said the person who took the video as waves smashed the shore.
Two men charting the waves could be seen stepping back a few steps before a woman could be heard screaming.
Beachgoers – and a horse – gathered to document waves slapping along the coast in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on Saturday before some scooted away while others held firm before Hurricane Hilary made landfall
A couple walk near the beach as Tropical Storm Hilary approaches Sunday in Playas de Tijuana, Baja California, a day after Hurricane Hilary made landfall
The group of wave watchers scampered away as the water rushed across the sand.
A man could also be seen trying to mount the horse instead of pulling it away while a few people stood beside him.
The storm was downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane, which smashed toward the Baja California Peninsula, causing significant flooding in the area.
A person drowned in the town of Mulegé on the east coast of the peninsula on Sunday after trying to drive a vehicle over an overflowing river.
The man’s wife and their three children were rescued by a family, according to Mayor Edith Aguilar.
A group of wave watchers run as seawater tumbles across the sand at Cabo San Lucas Beach
People look out to sea as Hurricane Hilary made landfall in Tijuana, Mexico on Sunday
Laura Reyes looks over a light pole that struck her car near her home in Mexicali, Baja California on Sunday after Hurricane Hilary made landfall in Mexico with winds hitting 60 miles per hour
At least 30 families in the city have been relocated due to the damage to their homes.
The powerful storm also caused the collapse of a bridge in the city of San Felipe that connects it to the city of Laguna Chapala.
Hilary made landfall on the Mexican coast in a sparsely populated area about 150 miles south of Ensenada on Sunday, before moving through mudslide-prone Tijuana and threatening the makeshift homes clinging to the slopes south of the US border.
On Saturday, a 35-year-old man drowned after being swept away by floodwaters in Culiacan, Sinaloa.