Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTwo women, Harshita Nair, 21, and Mahial Sran, 20, died after being swept into the ocean by large waves at Bonny Doon Beach in Santa Cruz County on 10 June. The friends, both recent high school graduates from Fremont, California, were reportedly napping near a keyhole formation at the notoriously hazardous beach when the incident occurred. Nair died shortly after being rescued, while Sran remained in critical condition until Saturday before succumbing to her injuries, as confirmed by the Santa Cruz sheriff-coroner. This fatal incident marks the fifth rescue in the past month along a one-mile stretch of coastline between Yellow Bank Beach and Bonny Doon Beach. Authorities had issued warnings about dangerous rip currents and elevated surf, with lifeguards urging beachgoers to exercise extreme caution due to unpredictable conditions. In fullSecond college student dies days after being swept out to sea while napping on notorious California beachThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

The incident comes days after a 5-year-old girl was swept into the ocean in Laguna Beach during high surf and recovered two days after going missing

The two women are thought to have been napping on Panther Beach in Santa Cruz, California at around 5pm local time on Wednesday, June 10, when the tide caught them off guard and…

Two friends, Harshita Nair, 21 and Mahial Sran, 20, were killed when they were napping near a keyhole on the Bonny Doon Beach, known for its treacherous waves. The incident took…

The fatal incident was the fifth rescue in a month along a one-mile stretch between Yellow Bank Beach and Bonny Doon Beach in Santa Cruz County

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTwo women, Harshita Nair, 21, and Mahial…

Two friends Harshita Nair, 21, and Mahial Sran, 20, died after being swept off a Santa Cruz County beach by rising tides during a nap.

Dos universitarias murieron tras quedarse dormidas en una peligrosa playa de California.

Harshita Nair, 21, and Mahial Sran, 20, were caught off-guard when they were swept into the water north of Santa Cruz, officials said.