CASA GRANDE, AZ (AZFamily) — A Casa Grande man died Tuesday after being found unresponsive on a rocky coastline of a California beach, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.
Trevor Valentine, 38, went missing while swimming near Sand Dollar Beach off Highway 1 in Monterey County, California. A large-scale search-and-rescue operation was launched, and he was found unresponsive on a rocky area of the coastline, officials said.
First responders gave life-saving measures before Valentine was flown from the rocky area by helicopter to an awaiting ambulance at the beach. He was later pronounced dead, officials said.
Several agencies helped in the search for Valentine, including Big Sur Fire, Cambria Ambulance, California State Parks Lifeguards, the U.S. Forest Service and a U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter.
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