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Pictures: Santa Cruz pier collapse

By Miles Cooper
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December 24, 2024
Pictures: Santa Cruz pier collapse
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(KRON) — A bit of the Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed into the ocean Monday amid pounding waves and an ongoing excessive surf advisory. Three individuals went into the water with two having to be rescued and a 3rd self-rescuing.

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All three escaped critical hurt. Nonetheless, in close by Watsonville, a person died after being trapped beneath particles on the seaside.

Pictures: Santa Cruz pier collapseInjury to the Santa Cruz Wharf is seen in Santa Cruz, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photograph/Nic Coury)

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Injury is seen on the top of Santa Cruz Wharf throughout excessive surf in Santa Cruz, Calif., Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photograph/Nic Coury)

Regardless of warnings from the Nationwide Climate Service of harmful excessive surf and dangerous seaside situations, spectators flocked to the shoreline Monday to observe the excessive waves and survey the injury to the wharf.

An individual takes a photograph of excessive surf close to the Santa Cruz Wharf in Santa Cruz, Calif., Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photograph/Nic Coury)

Spectators look out at a closed Santa Cruz wharf after the pier partially collapsed and fell into the ocean on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Santa Cruz, Calif. (AP Photograph/Martha Mendoza)

As of Tuesday, the pier stays closed indefinitely.

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A safety guard watches the doorway to the closed Santa Cruz Wharf in Santa Cruz, Calif., Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photograph/Nic Coury)

The part of pier that collapsed into the waves Monday was about 150 ft in size.

The collapsed pier on the Santa Cruz Wharf is pictured in Santa Cruz, California, on December 23, 2024. (Photograph by Daniel Dreifuss / AFP) (Photograph by DANIEL DREIFUSS/AFP by way of Getty Photos)

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This aerial view reveals individuals wanting on the collapsed pier on the Santa Cruz Wharf in Santa Cruz, California, on December 23, 2024. (Photograph by Daniel Dreifuss / AFP) (Photograph by DANIEL DREIFUSS/AFP by way of Getty Photos)

The collapsed part of pier floated away and was slammed right into a seaside additional to the south.

(Photograph by DANIEL DREIFUSS/AFP by way of Getty Photos)

In accordance with Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley, the wharf was in the midst of a $4 million renovation following harmful storms final winter.

A constructing floats within the ocean after a wharf partially collapsed Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Santa Cruz, Calif. (Shmuel Thaler/The Santa Cruz Sentinel by way of AP)

Amid persistent excessive surf and flooding threats, many coastal residents remained on excessive alert Tuesday. Some California cities have ordered beachfront properties and accommodations to evacuate. Excessive surf pulled a person into the Pacific Ocean round midday Monday at Marina State Seaside south of Watsonville. Sturdy currents and excessive waves pressured searchers to desert their efforts roughly two hours later as situations worsened.

As of Monday night, the person remained lacking.

The Related Press contributed to this report.

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