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By Bill Galluccio
Jan 12, 2021
A large wave caused several sailboats to capsize near the entrance to the Santa Cruz Harbor in Northern California, sending nearly two dozen people into the frigid water, including 12 children.
Within minutes, a Santa Cruz Fire Department lifeguard arrived on a jetski as surfers and boaters worked to pull everybody to safety. Officials were only able to account for seven of the children and put in a county-wide request for more rescue swimmers to aid in the search for the remaining kids. Sail school was coming in, and the white water just tumbled them, and they were just like dominoes flying through the water,
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A dozen children taking part in a sailing school off the coast of Northern California were rescued Sunday after a massive swell capsized several boats.
A large wave overturned four to five boats at the entrance to Santa Cruz Harbor around 4:30 p.m. and tossed as many as 20 people, including 12 children, into the choppy, frigid water, the Santa Cruz City Fire Department said. The white water just tumbled them and they were just like dominoes flying through the water, witness Anna Ritter told KPIX-TV.
A lifeguard with the fire department arrived on a jet ski within minutes of receiving multiple calls and reported that 12 children were in the water, Battalion Chief Daniel Kline wrote in an incident report.