Surfing Santas is a yearly tradition in Cocoa Beach, drawing hundreds of surfers who dress up as Santa Claus. The annual event raises money for local charities.
But it could have been any year. Recent news reports typically trace the reckless act of riding atop a train car in New York City — known as subway surfing — back to the 1980s and blame ...
It was chilly in Central Florida on Christmas Eve morning, but that didn't stop about 15,000 people from gathering on Cocoa Beach for a yearly tradition.