Search suspended for California woman swept out to sea in high tides

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Set us as preferred The U.S.Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 24-year-old woman authorities said was swept out to sea on Sunday night from a beach in Santa Cruz.The woman, Senah Park, had gathered with a group of friends at Panther State Beach, when an incoming tide knocked several of them over, according to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office.

The group had gone through a keyhole, meaning a rock arch, on the beach and became trapped in the rising tide.While three were able to escape, one was not able to, authorities said.The U.S.

Coast Guard said Tuesday morning that it had ended its extensive search of a 95-square-mile area using using motor life boats, helicopters and other equipment.“Suspending a search is a difficult decision,” said Lt.Max Holloway, the search and rescue mission coordinator in the Coast Guard’s San Francisco sector.

“We worked closely with our partner agencies and exhausted all available resources in our attempt to locate Ms.Park.

Our deepest condolences are with her family and loved ones.”The incident comes amid warnings up and down the coast of high tides and strong surf, boosted by El Niño conditions in the water, causing rip tides and other dangerous conditions.California The consensus of computer models suggests that the new El Niño climate pattern will probably be a very strong one.The sheriff’s office said deputies first responded to the reports of Park being swept out into the ocean at about 8 p.m., after which a search began involving drones, ground crews, and helicopters.The U.S.

Coast Guard said its San Francisco command center received notification of a person confirmed in the water near Panther State Beach later that evening at around 9:38 p.m.The maritime agency said it had called off the search Monday afternoon after an eight hour coordinated effort.Coast Gu...