A high surf warning issued for the Northern California coastline resulted in the death of one person and the disappearance of another. Large waves caused a variety of incidents, including a wharf collapse, a man being swept into the ocean, and a search effort that was ultimately unsuccessful.
One person died on a Santa Cruz County beach and another was missing in Monterey County Monday after large waves battered the Northern California coastline amid a high surf warning.Santa Cruz County officials said California State Parks and Fire crews went to Sunset State Beach around 11:30 a.m. for reports of a man trapped under debris.Debris washed up by a large wave had trapped the man, the county said. He was rescued and taken to the hospital, where he later died.
The death comes after the National Weather Service issued a high surf warning that remains in effect through noon Tuesday for San Francisco, the North Bay coast including Point Reyes National Seashore, the Peninsula coast, the Monterey Bay, and Big Sur Coast. Breaking waves of 30 to 35 feet are expected along the coast.Large waves also hit the Santa Cruz wharf at around 12:45 p.m., causing part of the wharf to collapse and sending three people into the water. Life guards were able to pull two of the three construction workers out of the water, with the third making it out of the surf on their own. At Marina State Beach, about 30 minutes south of Sunset State Beach, a man went missing around noon after being pulled into the water by a high surf. Marina police said people in the area tried to help but extremely large waves and strong currents thwarted their rescue attempts. Rescue crews went to where the man had entered the water, near Dunes Drive, but could not get a 'visual confirmation' him. A search was launched, involving the US Coast Guard and the California Highway Patrol's Air unit, but their efforts were unsuccessful. Marina police said the search was called off at 2 p.m. as conditions worsened and made it dangerous for crews. The identity of the man was not released by police. Another person went missing at Pebble Beach, south of Monterey. Cal Fire said crews responded to Ocean Road in Pebble Beach after it was reported someone was swept off the rocks into the wate
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