Overview
- Authorities identified the missing man as 35-year-old Spc. Amanpreet Thind of New Jersey, a Defense Language Institute student in Monterey.
- Thind was swept from the rocks with two women at Garrapata State Park; the women self-rescued and were treated for minor injuries.
- A Coast Guard helicopter briefly spotted what appeared to be a body but lost visual contact in heavy surf, and the effort shifted from rescue to recovery.
- Improved conditions allowed dive teams to enter the water with roughly 35-foot visibility, searching rock formations and current traps with assistance from volunteer diver Juan Heredia.
- With formal searches suspended and resources on standby, Thind’s family and volunteers continue looking where conditions allow, as officials warn of sneaker waves and hazardous surf.