Two individuals died after they had been swept into the ocean by a “sneaker wave” in Santa Cruz this week, in line with authorities.
A number of witnesses reported that two individuals had been swept off the seaside rock at West Cliff Drive close to David Means about 6:18 p.m. on Tuesday, the Santa Cruz Fireplace Division stated in a information launch. The 2 had been discovered floating face down within the ocean by the point emergency responders arrived on the scene.
Rescue swimmers from Santa Cruz Fireplace and the Santa Cruz Metropolis Lifeguard had been in a position to attain the 2 individuals within the water and switch them to a Harbor Patrol Rescue boat, authorities stated.
Medical crew members aboard the boat carried out CPR on the victims because the boat made its method again to the harbor, however the two individuals couldn’t be resuscitated, authorities stated.
It’s unclear how lengthy the 2 had been within the water and the official explanation for demise has not been disclosed. The fireplace division stated the victims had been a person and a lady, in line with native information station KION.
Emergency officers urged individuals by no means to show their again on the ocean and to all the time pay attention to tidal situations.
Southerly swells and rising tides can produce “sneaker waves” — doubtlessly lethal waves that surge additional up the seaside than anticipated — that may sweep beachgoers into the ocean, in line with the Santa Cruz Fireplace Division.
