Search for 12-year-old boy swept into turbulent surf at Half Moon Bay beach suspended FacebookTwitterEmail Rescue crews searched for a child who was swept to sea at Cowell Ranch State Beach on Monday.CalFire CZU The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday the search for a 12-year-old boy swept into the turbulent waters at Cowell Ranch State Beach just south of San Francisco was suspended. Civilian search and rescue controller Travis Addison said a body hasn't been found. The boy was with his father and 8-year-old brother at the Half Moon Bay beach when a sneaker wave swept them into the ocean, according to the Cal Fire San Mateo-Santa Cruz unit.