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Walnut Creek Surgeon Dies While Kite Surfing Off Alameda
He was pulled ashore by another kite surfer. Efforts to revive him were not successful.
ALAMEDA, CA — A man who died while kite-surfing at a beach in Alameda on Friday afternoon has been identified by the Alameda County coroner's bureau as 73-year-old Dr. Andres Caicedo of Walnut Creek.
Firefighters went to Crown Memorial State Beach at Eighth Street and Otis Drive at 4:26 p.m. Friday after receiving a call that an unresponsive kite-surfer was being brought ashore by another kite-surfer, Fire Capt. Jim Colborn said.
The unresponsive kite surfer, later identified as Caicedo, was taken to Alameda Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to Colburn.
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Alameda police are investigating Caicedo's death.
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According to a website that provides information about physicians, Caicedo was a general surgery specialist in Concord. The site said he graduated from medical school in 1969 and had more than 49 years of experience.
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The website said Caicedo was affiliated with many hospitals, including John Muir Medical Center's campuses in Walnut Creek and Concord.
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