Overview
- A party of four was at Soberanes Point when three were pulled into the ocean, and officials say the effort for the missing man is now a search-and-recovery.
- The two women who entered the water made it back to shore and were taken to a hospital, with their conditions not yet known.
- A Coast Guard helicopter briefly spotted what appeared to be a body at about 4:24 p.m. but lost visual in heavy surf.
- The search involved the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, California State Parks, Cal Fire, CHP air support and the U.S. Coast Guard, and was suspended around 7 p.m. for safety and low visibility.
- The National Weather Service posted a Beach Hazard Statement for sneaker waves and 13 to 18-foot breakers, and the incident occurred roughly three miles north of Garrapata Beach where a father and daughter died last weekend.