Search underway for woman believed to be swept out to sea by high tide in California

THE TAKEAWAY 

• The pistillate and her friends were trapped by the incoming precocious tide successful a keyhole portion of the beach. 
• Search crews person been looking for her since Sunday night. 
• U.S. Coast Guard is helping with the search. 

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.–The hunt continues for a 24-year-old pistillate that officials accidental is believed to person been swept retired to oversea Sunday nighttime aft she and a radical of friends were knocked implicit by an incoming tide. 

CAL FIRE CZU San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit said they responded to Panther Beach State Park astatine 8:30 p.m. connected Sunday.

Four radical had reportedly gone into the stone keyhole portion of the formation and were trapped erstwhile the tide started rising. 

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CAL FIRE units look astatine thermal imaging of the formation successful hunt of the missing woman. 

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Three of them were capable to flight the rising waters, but 1 pistillate wasn't, and was apt taken retired to sea. 

"Ocean conditions on our coastline tin alteration successful an instant, turning a scenic formation sojourn into a life-threatening situation," CAL FIRE CZU said. "High tides tin flood beaches and chopped disconnected flight routes quickly. Know the regular tide docket earlier arriving." 

Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office said an extended hunt began aft the incidental connected Sunday night, with drones, helicopters and crushed crews involved. 

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Ambulance and hunt and rescue crews respond to Panther Beach. 

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Search efforts concluded erstwhile it became acheronian and resumed again connected Monday morning, with aerial and vessel crews. 

After nary luck connected Monday, they concluded erstwhile it became dark. 

The keyhole astatine Panther Beach State Park is simply a stone archway that opens up to a cove, which, during precocious tide, fills with water. 

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"Narrow stone formations, caves, and alcoves tin easy capable with h2o arsenic the tide comes in. Avoid entering confined coastal features erstwhile the tide is rising," CAL FIRE CZU said. 

As of Tuesday afternoon, drones and craft continued to look for the missing woman. 

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A look astatine the nighttime aerial imaging of Panther Beach. 

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The U.S. Coast Guard is aiding successful the search. 

If ever successful the water and idiosyncratic falls successful oregon gets swept retired to sea, CAL FIRE CZU says ne'er to effort a rescue yourself. Instead, support your eyes connected the person's determination and interaction exigency services immediately.