Rogue Wave Slams Into Crowd in Ventura: At Least Eight Injured Amid High Surf Warnings (VIDEO)

In an unexpected and terrifying event, a rogue wave crashed onto a Ventura beach this Thursday morning, resulting in injuries to eight people and prompting officials to issue high surf warnings and close local beaches.

At the end of Seward Avenue, where the wave struck with full force, bystanders were taken by surprise.

Among them was Colin Hoag, who was on a morning run when he witnessed the terrifying scene.

“My first thought was, get out of the way of this,” Hoag told NBC Los Angeles. “This is Mother Nature. You can’t stop her. She’ll plow through anything.”

The incident, described by onlookers as “horrific” and akin to “a horror movie,” saw people scrambling for safety as the wave overtook the shoreline,

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