If you go over your head in California oceans and you aren't watching for riptides or don't know what they are it can easily be fatal. When I was 8 years old I was swept out before I could even swim yet. I was with 3 cousins two 13 and one 15 and we all got swept out to sea. I was with my 15 year old girl cousin on an inflatable. 5 lifeguards came out to save us but it was really scary for me because we had to let the inflatable go out to sea so they could put us on these orange floaty things that had ropes for them to tow us back onto the shore. Then as we went in at a different point than where the rip tide was we were crunched by 5 foot waves into the sand over and over again and I believed I would either die or drown then holding my breath being forced underwater and against the sand over and over again. So, if you don't understand rip tides in California oceans you shouldn't do more than go wading or you might die and be pulled out to sea never to be heard from again. I was at Zuma Beach near Malibu when this happened in 1956 when I was 8.
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Search underway for girl swept away in ocean in Southern California: Officials
Bystanders in Laguna Beach were able to rescue the mom and one of her children.
A search is underway for a girl who was swept away in the ocean in Southern California, officials said.
The incident unfolded at about 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday near Treasure Island Beach in Laguna Beach, city officials said. The girl was with her mother and a sibling near the shoreline when they were swept into the ocean by powerful water conditions, city officials said.
Bystanders ran into the water and were able to rescue the mother and one of her children, but the other child remains missing, officials said.
The search and recovery effort is ongoing on Wednesday. The Laguna Beach Marine Safety Department has expanded the search to areas beyond where the girl was last seen based on "ocean conditions, currents, wave action, and drift modeling," city officials said in a statement.
"Ocean conditions remain challenging, with large surf and strong currents affecting the coastline. Large surf is forecast to continue through the remainder of the week," officials said. "Search managers continue to evaluate these conditions and adjust operational tactics accordingly. Anyone who spots anything unusual along the coastline should immediately call 911."
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