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    ByReet Kaur Friday, June 12, 2026Friday, June 12, 2026

    One person died and another was left in critical condition after both were swept into the ocean near Bonny Doon Beach in Santa Cruz County, California, this week. Officials said the incident marked the fifth water rescue in a month along the 1.6 km (1 mile) stretch between Yellow Bank Beach and Bonny Doon Beach.

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    ByRishav Kothari Tuesday, December 24, 2024Tuesday, December 24, 2024

    Powerful waves from a series of atmospheric rivers caused the Santa Cruz Wharf to collapse, claimed the life of a man at Sunset State Beach, and left another missing at Marina State Beach on Monday, December 23, 2024.

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