What type of accident injures Conrad in The Summer I Turned Pretty season 3?

Conrad is injured in a surfing accident in The Summer I Turned Pretty season 3.

The accident occurs during the Cousins Beach portion of the season and leaves Conrad with a leg injury. Belly later helps tend to him, creating an emotionally charged scene between the former couple while she is still engaged to Jeremiah.

The event is sometimes remembered as a general beach injury, but the specific cause is surfing. It is also separate from Steven’s earlier accident, which belongs to the season’s flashback material and involves a different character and circumstance.

Surfing fits the series’ coastal setting and its recurring use of beach activities as relationship backdrops. The accident is adapted from a memorable plot event in Jenny Han’s third novel, although the television version changes some surrounding details and timing.