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Two friends killed after being swept out to sea while napping at ‘dangerous’ California beach as family left in ‘shock’
TWO friends have been killed after they were swept out to sea in California. Harshita Nair, 21, and Mahial Sran, 20, had been napping on Bonny Doon beach in Santa Cruz when dangerous waves pulled them out to sea. Harshita was studying law at Berkely and her friend Mahial was set to earn a degree in...
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What happenedTwo friends killed after being swept out to sea while napping at ‘dangerous’ California beach as family left in ‘shock’.
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Right / center-rightTwo friends killed after being swept out to sea while napping at ‘dangerous’ California beach as family left in ‘shock’
Two friends killed after being swept out to sea while napping at ‘dangerous’ California beach as family left in ‘shock’
TWO friends have been killed after they were swept out to sea in California. Harshita Nair, 21, and Mahial Sran, 20, had been napping on Bonny Doon beach in Santa Cruz when dangerous waves...
Two friends killed after being swept out to sea while napping at ‘dangerous’ California beach as family left in ‘shock’
TWO friends have been killed after they were swept out to sea in California. Harshita Nair, 21, and Mahial Sran, 20, had been napping on Bonny Doon beach in Santa Cruz when dangerous waves...