3 Swept Into Ocean; Woman Drowns, 2 Teens Presumed Dead
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The U.S. Coast Guard recovered the body of a drowned woman but gave up on a search for two teenagers, all of whom were swept into the Pacific Ocean while on a high school sightseeing trip from Canada.
The woman, believed to be a chaperon, slipped into the surf and was pulled out to sea Saturday near Shelter Cove, about 200 miles north of San Francisco, said U.S. Coast Guard mission controller Michael Burgess.
He said the Coast Guard gave up hope for the two missing teens Sunday. “Due to the survivability, the cold weather, the fact that they had no life preservers, the probability of survival is not high,” Burgess said.
The Coast Guard also rescued a 17-year-old male and a 37-year-old male from the water, he said. Both were treated and released from nearby Garberville Hospital, he said.
The five people were from a Calgary high school, but their names were not released.
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