A Port Orange surfer who apparently hit his head on a sandbar and then got tangled up under the Sunglow Pier in Daytona Beach Shores has died, according to a GoFundMe page for him. Jorge Alvarado, 49,

Alvarado was surfing the Sunglow Pier in Daytona Beach Shores when he fell off his board and hit his head on the sandbar. He was then swept under the pier by the current, where a few good Samaritans came to his rescue and pulled him out of the water.

A Volusia County surfer who was in the hospital after a surfing accident has died, the man’s friend told WKMG News6 on Wednesday.

Jorge Alvarado, who was on life support after suffering a serious injury while surfing in Daytona Beach, Florida, has passed away. Alvarado was 49 years old.

It has been a long week for the surfer community and sadly there is not good news to report, as Jorge Alvarado, the surfer who was placed on life support after suffering a serious

Florida surfer Jorge Alvarado -- who was placed on life support after suffering a serious head injury during a wipeout at Daytona Beach last week -- has died, his friends

After suffering an accident while surfing Sunglow Pier in Daytona Beach, and subsequently being place on life support, 49-year-old Jorge Alvarado of Port Orange has passed away as a result of his injuries.