California surfer murdered in apparent robbery at his home in Costa Rica: reports

A salient surfer from California was murdered astatine his location successful Costa Rica during an evident break-in implicit the weekend, according to reports.

Kurt Van Dyke, a 66-year-old expatriate who owned a edifice successful the Costa Rican municipality of Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, was recovered dormant Saturday wrong his apartment, the Tico Times reported.

A preliminary exam indicated that Van Dyke’s assemblage showed signs of asphyxiation and aggregate stab wounds, the outlet reported.

Van Dyke, a autochthonal of Santa Cruz, California, was successful the flat Saturday greeting erstwhile 2 equipped men stormed inside, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The men past held Van Dyke and his 31-year-old girlfriend, whom helium shared the flat with, successful a room.

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Kurt Van Dyke, 66, was reportedly murdered astatine his location successful Costa Rica implicit the weekend. (Facebook/ Kurt Van Dyke)

The woman survived the ordeal and told authorities that the men had bound her hands and feet with zip ties and assaulted her, according to the report. At immoderate constituent during the incident, Van Dyke was killed, she said.

The woman besides said the men stole immoderate of the couple’s valuables, including a 2013 Hyundai Elantra.

Van Dyke was a salient surfer successful his autochthonal Santa Cruz, California, and successful the surfing assemblage successful Costa Rica. (Facebook/ Kurt Van Dyke)

Security footage from the country showed the 2 suspects fleeing the spot successful the Elantra and a 2nd vehicle, the study said. 

No arrests person been made, and officials person yet to denote a motive.

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Van Dyke’s brother, Peter Van Dyke, remembered his member arsenic a benignant psyche successful a substance connection to the Chronicle.

"My member was a precise benevolent, giving idiosyncratic who would assistance conscionable astir anybody," Peter Van Dyke said. "Kurt would ne'er wounded anybody, and helium was ever determination erstwhile you needed him. Everyone that helium met knew this astir him." 

A histrion is pictured connected Punta Uva formation successful Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica. (DEA / V. Giannella)

Officials successful Costa Rica said that Van Dyke’s decease shocked the community.

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"I americium profoundly saddened," Roger Sams, president of Costa Rica’s Southern Caribbean Chamber of Tourism and Commerce, told Costa Rican paper La Nación successful Spanish. "We’ve had a agelong play of calm and tranquility.… This shocks and saddens america due to the fact that the Caribbean has been truthful peaceful."   

Van Dyke had developed a notable estimation among Santa Cruz’s surfing assemblage earlier permanently settling successful Costa Rica, wherever his accomplishment surfing large waves earned him the moniker of "King" from the section surfing community, the Chronicle reported.