2 surfers missing off the Santa Cruz coast, US Coast Guard says

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KGO) -- The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for 2 missing surfers adjacent the Santa Cruz Lighthouse.

The Coast Guard received a study from bystanders of 2 surfers successful the h2o yelling for assistance astir 200 yards offshore astir 6:30 p.m. Friday.

At the time, the waves were betwixt 7 and 9 feet.

Boats and aircrew were sent retired to look for the surfers.

At astir 8 a.m. section clip connected Saturday, the Coast Guard suspended the hunt aft the Coast Guard and spouse agencies searched much than 90 miles.

"The determination to suspend a hunt weighs heavy connected each crews involved," said Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael Zapawa, hunt and rescue ngo coordinator astatine Coast Guard Sector San Francisco, successful a property release. "That determination is based connected cautious valuation of each disposable information, including extended hunt efforts, biology conditions, and survivability assessments."

Anyone with accusation regarding the imaginable missing surfers is asked to delight interaction the Coast Guard Sector San Francisco bid halfway astatine 415-399-7399.

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