Excessive surf swept three folks off the seashore and into the ocean in Massive Sur on Saturday, the second such incident at Garrapata State Park in every week.
Two girls and a person have been swept off the rocks at Sobrenas Level round 3 p.m., in keeping with a information launch from the California State Parks.
Each girls made it again to shore on their very own and have been taken to a hospital with unknown accidents, however a person who was with them, believed to be about 30 years previous, was nonetheless lacking.
“At round 4:24 p.m., a US Coast Guard helicopter noticed what seemed to be a physique within the ocean however as a result of excessive surf, misplaced visible,” parks officers stated.
The search was known as off round 7 p.m. attributable to darkness and was scheduled to renew Sunday morning.
The lacking man was carrying a white turban, black shorts, black shirt and a black vest.
The Nationwide Climate Service warned that waves between 13 and 18 toes have been anticipated at Massive Sur and Monterey seashores via Monday evening, and cautioned beachgoers to remain off rocks and away from the water’s edge.
“Sneaker waves can unexpectedly run considerably farther up the seashore than regular, together with over rocks and jetties,” the climate service suggested. “Rip currents are usually extra frequent and stronger within the neighborhood of jetties, inlets, and piers.”
Final week, a 7-year-old woman was swept into the ocean on the similar park. Each she and her 39-year previous father died after he jumped in to attempt to save her.
