On Tuesday, family and friends continued to search for the 12-year-old boy who was swept into the ocean at Cowell Ranch State Beach on Monday afternoon.
The boy, Arunay Pruthi of Fremont, had been at the beach with his father and 8-year-old brother when the family was caught by a rogue wave, an ocean phenomenon that creates a wave significantly larger than those surrounding it.
Monday was a sunny day and many visitors flocked to the Coastside for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. A high surf advisory kept some close to the shore, but others werenât so fortunate. The ocean has proven unpredictable lately and that led to some close-call rescues and one other person lost at sea.
The search for a boy continues at Cowell Ranch State Beach on Monday evening after strong waves swept the child and an adult into the ocean. The adult was found