High Surf and Storm Cause Beach Deaths, Injuries, and Wharf Collapse in California

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High Surf and Storm Cause Beach Deaths, Injuries, and Wharf Collapse in California
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A powerful storm battering the West Coast of the United States resulted in a man's death at Sunset State Beach in California after being trapped by debris from a large wave. The storm also caused a partial collapse of a pier under construction in Santa Cruz, sending three people into the ocean. Two were rescued, while the third swam to safety. Search efforts for a missing man swept away by strong currents at Marina State Beach were suspended due to worsening conditions.

Caution tape closes Capitola Beach due to high surf on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Capitola, Calif. A man died Monday after a large wave trapped him beneath debris on a California beach, likely related to the storm pummeling the West Coast that brought high surf and flooding to central California, officials said.

The mayor said that section of the wharf had been damaged over time. The structure was in the middle of a $4 million renovation following destructive storms last winter. “You are risking your life, and those of the people that would need to try and save you by getting in or too close to the water,” the National Weather Service’s Bay Area office said on the social platform X.

“A rapidly developing storm will bring hurricane force winds to the areas well offshore of the Pacific Northwest tonight,” the weather service's Ocean Prediction Center said on X. In a post on X, the National Weather Service office in Portland, Oregon, said “it will likely go down as some of the highest surf this winter.”The Shopping Trends team is independent of the journalists at CTV News. We may earn a commission when you use our links to shop.

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