- Two 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.
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