A 5-year-old girl, who died after being swept into the waters off the coast of Half Moon Bay along with her grandfather, had recently celebrated her birthday, according to relatives.
Yaretzi Noemi Biorato, five, was confirmed dead - and the search for her 54-year-old grandfather, who was swept out to sea alongside her on Martin s Beach in California s Half Moon Bay, was called off.
The Coast Guard responded to reports that two individuals were hit by a sneaker wave at Martin’s Beach in California’s Half Moon Bay at around 2 p.m. on Saturday, officials announced on Monday.
Yaretzi Noemi Biorato died while her 54-year-old grandfather Pascal Soriano is missing after they were swept off a rock by a sneaker wave on Martin's Beach in California's Half Moon Bay