Harshita Nair, Mahial Sran Die After Waves Sweep 2 to Sea Near Santa Cruz
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Updated · NBC News · Jun 16
Harshita Nair, Mahial Sran Die After Waves Sweep 2 to Sea Near Santa Cruz
3 articles · Updated · NBC News · Jun 16
Summary
Harshita Nair, 21, and Mahial Sran, 20, died after being swept into the ocean around 5 p.m. Wednesday near Yellow Bank Beach north of Santa Cruz, officials said Tuesday.
Eight rescue swimmers found the two women and brought them back to shore, but both later died at Dominican Hospital.
Cal FIRE said the women were "caught off guard" and unexpectedly washed out to sea; officials said it remains unclear what they were doing when the water hit them.
Authorities used the deaths to warn beachgoers not to turn their backs on the ocean, to treat wet sand as evidence waves will return, and to check tide charts before visiting.