2 College Students Dead After Being Swept Into Ocean in California, Family Says
- 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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Two College Students From Fremont, CA Swept Out To Sea While Sleeping On The Beach
Two college students from Fremont, California are dead after the ocean swept them off a Santa Cruz County beach where they had apparently been sleeping. Their names were Harshita Nair, 21, and Mahial Sran, 20. Both grew up in the same town and graduated from the same high school in 2023. Rising tide and powerful surf pulled them into the water near the Keyhole, a narrow access point by Yellow Bank Beach. They were caught off guard, and the ocean…
In one month, there have been five rescue operations on the same stretch of beach.
A huge "sneaker wave", which suddenly rolled much further, captured two sleeping women on the beach of California. They drowned in the sea.
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