US Coast Guard Suspends 30-Hour Search for 5-Year-Old in Laguna Beach After 90-Square-Mile Sweep
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Updated · NBC News · Jun 11
US Coast Guard Suspends 30-Hour Search for 5-Year-Old in Laguna Beach After 90-Square-Mile Sweep
3 articles · Updated · NBC News · Jun 11
Summary
More than 30 hours of searching ended Wednesday night when the U.S. Coast Guard suspended efforts to find a 5-year-old girl swept into the ocean at Laguna Beach.
The search covered more than 90 square miles after the Coast Guard was alerted at 8 p.m. Tuesday that the child had been struck by a wave and carried into rough surf.
Treasure Island Beach was the initial search area after powerful water conditions swept a mother and her two children into the sea; bystanders rescued the mother and one child.
Laguna Beach Marine Safety, the Orange County Sheriff's Harbor Patrol and the Coast Guard joined the operation as hazardous surf persisted, with Laguna Beach swells reaching up to 9 feet and the National Weather Service warning of peak surf at south-facing beaches.