A U.S. retiree died in a surfing accident on Costa Rica's northwestern Pacific coast on Friday morning. Randy Giambalvo, 61, was surfing at Playa Avellanas in Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, when he struck his head on a rock and died.
The groundbreaking comedian even made all the tabloids during a visit in Costa Rica in early 2010 -- after she wasn't allowed to leave the country due to a ticketing mix-up.