A building floats in the ocean after a wharf partially collapsed Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Santa Cruz, California. A person dropped into the ocean after the pier collapsed was able to swim to ...

A portion of the Santa Cruz Wharf in California collapsed Monday after high surf slammed the coast, sending three city workers into the ocean. The pier was closed to the public at the time of the ...

The end of the pier had already been closed off from the public as the city worked to renovate and repair weather over the last two years, said Santa Cruz Director of Parks and Recreation Tony Elliot.

The Wharf, a public pier, is home to several restaurants in Santa Cruz, about 70 miles south of San Francisco. The pier was evacuated and closed to all emergency responders just after 1 p.m.

The Santa Cruz pier has partially collapsed amid a high surf warning, the National Weather Service said. ... Houses in Santa Cruz, California, on June 22 are shown on the cliff in the background.

California. Part of Santa Cruz pier collapses as coastal city gets pounded by high surf. City officials closed the Santa Cruz Wharf to the public after part of the structure collapsed Monday.

A portion of the Santa Cruz pier collapsed and floated out to sea as high surf pounded the California coast on Monday afternoon. The pier collapse was first reported just after 1 p.m.

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TOPSHOT - People look at the collapsed pier at the Santa Cruz Wharf in Santa Cruz, California, on December 23, 2024. A pier collapsed into the ocean and floated away off the US state of California ...

Santa Cruz’s wharf partially collapsed Monday as a powerful storm battered a central California beach, sweeping three people out to sea. Dramatic footage and images showed a restroom building ...

A portion of a pier in northern California's Santa Cruz collapsed into the Pacific Ocean on Monday, sending three city workers into the sea after high surf slammed the coast.. The Wharf, a public ...