3 bodies wash ashore along San Mateo coastline over holiday weekend
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A view of the coastline between Watsonville and Half Moon Bay during a helicopter flight which was chartered to search for the remains of 12-year-old boy Arunay Pruthi who was pulled into the ocean over Martin Luther King weekend at Cowell Ranch State Beach on Monday, March 1, 2021 near Half Moon Bay, California.Gabrielle Lurie / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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A view of the people along the coastline between Watsonville and Half Moon Bay during a helicopter flight which was chartered to search for the remains of 12-year-old boy Arunay Pruthi who was pulled into the ocean over Martin Luther King weekend at Cowell Ranch State Beach on Monday, March 1, 2021 near Half Moon Bay, California.Gabrielle Lurie / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
3 bodies found at San Mateo County beaches in 3 days
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A body was found at Pescadero State Beach by a person visiting the beach July 4, 2021, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.Cavan Images/Getty Images/Cavan Images RF
Three bodies were found along the San Mateo County coast across three consecutive days spanning July 2 to 4, the San Mateo County Sheriff s Office said.
The incidents aren t connected and there were no signs of foul play, said Lt. Eamonn Allen with the sheriff s office.
It s possible all three incidents were drownings, Allen noted.
The first body was found July 2 at San Gregorio State Beach by a State Parks employee and was identified by the coroner s office as 36-year-old Stockton man Florentino Pasco. Eight days prior on June 24, the sheriff s office received a report of a distressed man in the water at Tunitas Creek Beach, the sheriff s office said. When officers arrived, they spoke with Pasco s friends, who said Pasco wan