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Body of 5-Year-Old Swept From Laguna Beach Recovered and Identified

The recovery concluded a multi-agency search that was limited by dangerous long-period swells that officials say can pull people far from shore.

Body of 5-year-old swept into ocean found (KCAL,KCBS via CNN Newsource)
Body of 5-year-old swept into ocean found (KCAL,KCBS via CNN Newsource)
Body of 5-year-old swept into ocean found (KCAL,KCBS via CNN Newsource)
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Overview

  • A five-year-old girl, Amada Mia Brown, was swept into the ocean near Treasure Island Beach while with her mother and brother, and bystanders rescued the mother and sibling after the incident on Tuesday evening.
  • Local lifeguards, the Orange County Sheriff’s Harbor Patrol and the U.S. Coast Guard searched for more than 30 hours over an area exceeding 90 square miles before suspending active operations overnight because of low visibility and hazardous surf.
  • Officials conducting an early-morning aerial survey on Thursday spotted a possible match about 250 to 300 yards offshore near Christmas Cove and Laguna Beach Marine Safety teams recovered the body with harbor-patrol assistance.
  • The Orange County coroner positively identified the recovered child as Amada Mia Brown and notified the family, who held a vigil and launched a GoFundMe in her memory.
  • Authorities reiterated warnings about strong rip currents, large shore breaks and long-period swells that can move victims far from the shore and said the conditions complicated the search and forced safety-driven pauses in operations.