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Visitors walk toward the end of the Santa Cruz Wharf in Santa Cruz, Calif., on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Originally Published: May 24, 2025 at 4:00 AM PDT ...

A water rescue happened this evening off West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz. According to Santa Cruz police, a man jumped into the ocean from the cliff near Its Beach. That's just west of the lighthouse.

Santa Cruz County authorities have identified the body that washed up on Its Beach last week and confirmed it is the same individual that went missing after cliff jumping in the area a few days prior.

Published May 14, 2025 1:54pm PDT Santa Cruz County KTVU FOX 2 Body found on beach where swimmer went missing Santa Cruz police are investigating after a body was found on a beach on Friday afternoon.

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The Santa Cruz Police Department confirmed on its social media page that it received a call around 2:13 p.m. about a body that was discovered at the popular West Cliff Drive destination.