Santa Cruz beach tragedy: two college students die as waves and rip currents lash the California coast
TL;DR
Two college students, Harshita Nair (UC Berkeley) and Mahial Sran (San Jose State), were swept out to sea and died after a sudden swell hit a Santa Cruz beach amid dangerous rip currents and king tides. Nair died last week and Sran died in a local hospital on Sunday. Rescue crews pulled them from the water near a rock archway; authorities note the area has seen multiple rescue missions during the rough coastal conditions. Teasing this tragedy, a separate incident claimed a five-year-old girl’s life at Treasure Island Beach in Orange County the day prior.
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