A multi-agency search for a 12-year-old boy taken to the sea in northern California on Monday was suspended, according to officials.
The boy was pulled into the ocean at Cowell Beach in the town of Half Moon Bay, about 25 miles south of San Francisco, on Monday, according to the Cal Fire San Mateo-Santa Cruz unit. An adult and an 8-year-old child were also pulled by the wave, but ended up being pushed back to shore after being “beaten by the waves”, according to Cal Fire. The 12-year-old boy was pulled under the water about 100 meters from the shore.
U.S. Coast Guard Cal Fire, the California Highway Patrol, California State Parks officials and the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office responded, according to the sheriff’s office. Boats, helicopters and drones were all deployed in the search.
But on Tuesday, the Coast Guard said the search was suspended and a body was not found, according to SFGate.com.
While the temperature was hot on the holiday weekend, the winds were strong, and the National Weather Service’s Bay Area office repeatedly warned that the waves could reach up to 25 feet. “Please be careful if you are on the coast and #neverTurnYourBackToTheOcean“, warned the weather service in a tweet on Monday.
