Laguna Beach Recovers 5-Year-Old Girl's Body a Quarter-Mile Away After High Surf Swept Her Out
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Updated · Los Angeles Times · Jun 12
Laguna Beach Recovers 5-Year-Old Girl's Body a Quarter-Mile Away After High Surf Swept Her Out
3 articles · Updated · Los Angeles Times · Jun 12
Summary
Aerial crews spotted the 5-year-old girl's body near Christmas Cove around 1:30 p.m. Thursday, about a quarter-mile from Treasure Island Beach where she vanished Tuesday night.
Dangerously high surf pulled the girl, her mother and brother into the ocean; the Orange County coroner identified the girl after Laguna Beach Marine Safety and sheriff's harbor patrol responded.
The disappearance had triggered a roughly 24-hour search involving local marine safety crews, the Orange County Sheriff's Department Harbor Patrol and the U.S. Coast Guard before efforts were suspended Wednesday night.
Southern California beaches still faced hazardous conditions Thursday, with Newport Beach's chief lifeguard warning that big surf and rip-current risks could persist through the weekend.