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High Surf — Southern Monterey Bay And Big Sur Coast, California

March 22, 2023 · NOAA Storm Events record

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Area

Southern Monterey Bay And Big Sur Coast

Event narrative (NOAA)

At 7:47 PM on the 22nd, a person reported a 3-year old boy unaccompanied at Moss Landing State Beach. The Coast Guard states that the boy said his mother went swimming and his 7-year old brother was missing. Cal Fire retrieved the mother from near Moss Landing Harbor; on Thursday, Monterey County Sheriff's Office reported she was dead in the water. The Coast Guard, Monterey County Sheriff's Office, and North County Fire started to search for the 7-year old boy; the search was suspended at 2 AM Thursday and resumed Thursday morning. On Saturday, the Monterey County Sheriff's Department confirmed that the 7-year old boy was found dead in the water; a dive team found the missing child about 10 feet below the surface of the lagoon at 11:20 AM.

Other notable high surf events in California

Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore · July 14, 20104 killed Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore · January 3, 20213 killed North Coast Interior · June 7, 20043 killed San Francisco Peninsula Coast · December 3, 20072 killed Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore · November 26, 20092 killed San Francisco · May 23, 20102 killed

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.