Crime & Safety
8 Rescued From Cave Near Santa Cruz County Beach Amid Rising Water
Multiple first responders headed to the scene.
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA —Eight people were rescued Sunday from a Santa Cruz County beach after they became trapped in a cave as the seawater rose, according to Cal Fire.
Just before 8 p.m., a 911 call came in reporting several people, some of whom could not swim, trapped in a cave near Davenport and that the water was rising.
Multiple first responders headed to the scene, including Cal Fire, Santa Cruz County Fire, the U.S. Coast Guard, California State Parks, and the city of Santa Cruz.
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According to Cal Fire, the cave had two exits, either through the water to a beach with access to the bluffs, or out onto a pocket beach where the trail was too steep to get to the bluffs.
The five people who could swim waded out of the cave with assistance from lifeguards. The remaining three people who could not swim were hoisted by the Coast Guard to a nearby bluff.
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There were no reported injuries.
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