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T.J. Gumiela, 18, of Long Beach, N.Y., is close to being swallowed by a large tube created by a slab wave in the Pacific Northwest as videographers capture the action.

( Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times )

T.J. Gumiela, 18, of Long Beach, N.Y., is close to being swallowed by a large tube created by a slab wave in the Pacific Northwest as videographers capture the action.

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