Three people were swept into the ocean near Big Sur California on Saturday, as dangerous surf pounded the Central Coast for the second weekend in a row.

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said the search for the missing man has shifted to a recovery mission after a Coast Guard helicopter briefly spotted a body in the water before losing sight in heavy waves just off Soberanes Point.

Deputies said a group of four adults was at the rocky point north of Garrapata Beach when, for unknown reasons, two women and a man were pulled into the ocean during the afternoon swell.

Three people were swept into the ocean near Big Sur on Saturday as dangerous surf pounded the Central Coast in California for the second weekend in a row. ssmalomuzh – stock.adobe.com

The women were rescued and taken

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