The Santa Monica Police Department said they immediately began evacuating the pier and neighboring Pacific Park.
Authorities closed California’s Santa Monica Pier on Monday after a man climbed the Ferris wheel and claimed to have a bomb, police said.
The Santa Monica Police Department said they immediately began evacuating the pier and neighboring Pacific Park, while the Santa Monica Fire Department helped get people off of the Ferris wheel.
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