2 College Students Dead After Being Swept Into Ocean in California, Family Says
Rescue swimmers pulled both women ashore, and officials said a Beach Hazard Statement remains in effect after at least five other rescues this month.
- On Wednesday, June 10, university students Harshita Nair and Mahial Sran died after being swept into the ocean by rising tides while sleeping along the coastline between Yellow Bank Beach and Bonny Doon Beach in Santa Cruz County.
- Santa Cruz County volunteer fire captain Kyle Breton explained that a specific "keyhole" section of the beach traps people during high tide, creating dangerous conditions that have prompted five rescues in the area this month.
- Both young women were graduates of Washington High School in Fremont; Sran attended San Jose State University while Nair studied at Berkeley, where both were expected to graduate next year.
- SJSU spokesperson Michelle McDonald said, "We extend our deepest sympathies to everyone affected by this tragic loss," while Berkeley spokesman Adam Ratliff expressed "immense sadness" about Nair's death.
- Cal Fire crews initially rescued both women from the water, but both later died, marking a solemn reminder of the dangers present along the Bay Area shore.
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