HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — Authorities say a lifeguard may have been distracted when their truck ran over a 20-year-old woman at a Northern California beach Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
According to State Parks officials, the incident happened at Francis Beach in Half Moon Bay, where the woman was lying on the sand when she was struck by a lifeguard driving a pickup truck.<\/p>\n
The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said the woman was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n
Investigators said the person driving the truck may have been distracted.<\/p>\n
Our sister station, ABC7 Eyewitness News in San Francisco, saw the tire treads still in the sand Thursday morning.<\/p>\n
Witnesses describe seeing emergency personnel helping the woman.<\/p>\n
“Me and my cousins, we saw cops running over to the beach,” said Elena Inzunza of Auburn, who was camping with her family. “So we went to check it out, and a girl was buried under the sand.”<\/p>\n
“That’s really sad,” said Tania Jess of Half Moon Bay. “I mean, I’ve never heard of that before, so that’s really sad for both. So I hope that person in the sand is okay.”<\/p>\n
The incident remains under investigation.<\/p>\n
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