Authorities are searching for Senah Park, 24, who was swept to sea about 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, at Panther State Beach near Davenport in Santa Cruz County.
Park was with a group of friends when a strong incoming tide knocked several people down, KSBW reported. The others made it back to shore; Park did not. "The hope is that we find her somewhere safe, hopefully stranded on a beach somewhere," Daniel Robbins of the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office said. Partners in the search have included the Coast Guard, California State Parks, harbor patrol, the Air Force and the sheriff's search-and-rescue team.
Crews used drones, ground teams and helicopters Sunday night, then added boats and more aircraft Monday, including the sheriff's fixed-wing plane. Robbins warned of strong rip currents, large waves and rocks along the shoreline. NBC Bay Area reported that a Cal Fire information officer said that stretch of coast is often under beach-hazard conditions this time of year. Officials urged people to use lifeguarded beaches. Related: North Bay high-surf warning.