Woman seen clinging to Santa Monica Pier swept away by wave, Coast Guard says
The search for a woman last seen Sunday night clinging to pilings beneath the iconic Santa Monica Pier has been suspended, California officials say.
“Someone saw someone hanging off one of the pier pilings last night and a wave came,” Capt. Lidia Barillas with Los Angeles County Lifeguards told KTTV. “And the person was knocked off the pier piling and they weren’t seen again.”
A passerby told lifeguards about a woman clinging to the pier at 8:45 p.m., KNBC reported.
Lifeguards and a Coast Guard helicopter searched for the woman until 11:30 p.m.
The search for the woman, who has not been identified, resumed Monday morning, KCBS reported. Firefighters from Santa Monica and Los Angeles County joined the search.
But the Coast Guard later suspended the effort after searching more than 93 nautical miles, the agency wrote on Twitter.
The Coast Guard asked that anyone with information on the missing woman contact them at 310-521-3815.
This story was originally published July 26, 2021 at 10:15 AM.