Beachgoer Who Died After Being Swept Out To Sea Identified As Berkeley Student: Report

“Which is an area we’re finding catches people unaware,” Santa County Fire Department Volunteer Fire Captain Kyle Breton said. “The tides come in, and in this case they swept them, two sleeping patients, and what we’re also seeing is that people go through the keyhole to get to Yellow Bank Beach, and then they get Yellow Bank Beach because the tides come in.”

The women’s families, however, suggest they were closer to the water because their items didn’t get wet, according to the ABC7 report.