# @newsday on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DMIhRDcuJ3X
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/38514995-newsday-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/ece279f114.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-07-15T15:16:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Newsday • Long Island News (@newsday) — https://gondola.cc/newsday

## Caption

A Long Beach surf instructor died after officials said he suffered a medical episode in the water.

Austin Gibbons was a well-known surfer and lacrosse player in Long Beach, working for Skudin Surf Camp to teach swimmers and special needs students water therapy and surfing.

For more on Gibbons’ life, visit the link in bio.
(Photo Credit: Family Photo)

#surfing #surfer  #longbeach #longbeachny #longbeachlacrosse #longbeachsurfing #longisland #longislandny #liny #nassaucountyny #surf #surfinstructor #surfingaccident #medical

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brendan Yerkes | @BrendanYerkes23 | https://gondola.cc/BrendanYerkes23 | Content Producer |
| Newsday • Long Island News | @newsday | https://gondola.cc/newsday | Reporter/Journalist |

## Tags

surf, longbeach, longisland, surfing, longbeachny, surfingaccident, medical, longbeachlacrosse, liny, surfer, longbeachsurfing, longislandny, nassaucountyny, surfinstructor

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