Exclusive | New video shows the desperate nighttime search for missing 5-year-old girl swept away in Laguna Beach

A desperate nighttime search unfolded after a 5-year-old girl was swept away by a rogue wave near Laguna Beach Tuesday.Video of the search — which started as a rescue mission, turned into to a recovery mission and has now been called off — showed emergency crews and volunteers on the beach and cliffside using high-powered flashlights to light up the rough waters as the little girl’s family still held out hope she’d be found alive.The video, obtained by The California Post, showed just how dangerous the surf was when the little girl went missing.The initial search also continued into the daytime Wednesday, as more video showed rescuers searching the waters for the young girl after she, her sibling and her mom were dragged into the ocean.The frightening incident unfolded around 7:30 p.m.Tuesday near Treasure Island Beach, where the Marine Safety Department was called after reports of multiple swimmers in distress.

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Bystanders jumped in and rescued the woman and one child, but the girl remained missing.A statement from the U.S.The Coast Guard on Wednesday, announced that the search for the girl had been suspended, pending further developments.Crews “searched for more than 30 hours and covered more than 90 square miles” before suspending efforts, the agency said.“Our deepest condolences go out to the child’s family and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time,” Capt.

Stacey Crecy, commander of Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach said.“Suspending a search is an extremely difficult decision.We launched assets and responded as quickly as possible, continuously searching throughout the nigh...