Woman Drowns Off MacKerricher State Park on Monday
A bystander pulled her to the shore but it was too late.
A woman died after being pulled into the ocean by waves Monday afternoon near MacKerricher State Park, according to California State Parks.
Park officials said they received a call at about 1:33 p.m. reporting that a woman had been swept into the water roughly 50 yards offshore on a beach just north of Laguna Point. A bystander witnessed the incident and was able to bring the woman back to shore.
The woman was initially conscious and had a pulse, but she later weakened and lost consciousness, officials said. Lifeguards with California State Parks and the Fort Bragg Fire Department arrived on scene and began CPR. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office is the lead agency investigating the death