A search was continuing Monday along the shore of Huntington Beach for a teenager who went swimming and failed to return.
First responders received a call at about 9 p.m. Sunday about the missing swimmer and began a search with lifeguards in the water, on land and in the air with a helicopter from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, Jennifer Carey, Huntington Beach’s public affairs manager, told City News Service.
The divers and swimmers were pulled out of the water at about 10:40 p.m., Carey said. The search continued on land and in the air.
The U.S. Coast Guard was also assisting in the search.
The unidentified teen, believed to be a 15-year-old boy, had gone swimming with another person who got out of the water and realized the teen was missing, Carey said. The location was near Lifeguard Tower 11, which is between Twin Dolphin and Huntington streets.
There were strong rip currents earlier in the day, she said.
The gender and age of the missing teen was not immediately available.