Fight for Chris Owen's Sight

San Clemente resident Chris Owen was injured on October 1, 2012, at Lower Trestles beach, by a surfer who accidentally ran over him, resulting in severe eye trauma. He was helped to shore and taken to Hoag Memorial Hospital in Newport Beach. He underwent emergency exploratory surgery, which determined that he would need further surgery to reattach his retina and repair his ruptured eyeball . . . read more