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 ...

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Santa Cruz pier partially collapses amid heavy waves, 2 people rescued by: Alex Baker. Posted: Dec 23, 2024 / 01:44 PM PST. Updated: Dec 23, 2024 / 03:23 PM PST.

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.

In Santa Cruz, lifeguards rescued two people from the water after a section of the pier collapsed, officials said. No one had serious injuries, Mayor Fred Keeley said.

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.

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.

"After a big storm damaged the Santa Cruz wharf, ... People were astonished on Dec. 5, 1914 when Santa Cruz unveiled the longest wooden pier on the West Coast, measuring 2,745 feet.

Santa Cruz pier partially collapses amid heavy waves, 2 people rescued by: Alex Baker. Posted: Dec 23, 2024 / 01:48 PM PST. Updated: Dec 23, 2024 / 03:23 PM PST.