A vehicle left the Pacific Coast Highway on Monday morning, crashing upside down on the waves at Thornhill Broome Beach in Ventura County and killing the driver, officials said.
The rescue team from the Ventura County Fire Department responded to the call at around 1:40 am on Monday.
The impact of the waves initially made it difficult for rescuers to access the vehicle, requiring it to be pulled into the sand, said Captain Robert Welsbie.
The driver, a woman, was dead when rescuers reached her, said Welsbie.
The US Fire Department and Coast Guard sent helicopters to search the seas for anyone else who might be inside the car. About 25 rescue teams from the city of Ventura and the Oxnard Fire Department were also deployed, according to Welsbie.
The Coast Guard, who also dispatched a boat from the Channel Islands port, canceled the search at 7 am, after it was determined that the woman was the vehicle’s sole occupant.