Girlfriend among 2 arrested in Santa Cruz native surfer's murder in Costa Rica: report
COSTA RICA (KGO) -- A Santa Cruz surfer's former girlfriend is among two people arrested in connection with his killing in Costa Rica, according to Costa Rican media reports.
Police arrested the 31-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man following a series of house raids, Teletica reported.
In February, the girlfriend told investigators that two armed men broke into the couple's apartment, tied her up, and killed 66-year-old Kurt Van Dyke.
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Costa Rican National Police said in February that Van Dyke was found strangled and stabbed multiple times. His body was found under a bed with a sheet over his face, they noted.
Van Dyke moved to Costa Rica from the United States in the 1980s.
Van Dyke was a longtime resident of Costa Rica, according to Surfer.com. He was originally from Santa Cruz and is considered a pioneer of surfing in Northern California, according to the site.
His family is a prominent surfing family and well known for operating the Van Dyke Ranch.
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The arrests mark a new development in the investigation into Van Dyke's death.
ABC News contributed to this story.
