Two men who went fishing from San Pedro Monday evening remain missing Tuesday after their boat was discovered to have crashed on the coast of Palos Verdes in the early morning.
Around 5 a.m. Tuesday, a call went out to the Los Angeles County Fire Department to search for the two men as they were expected to return to Cabrillo Beach around midnight.
Jake Miller, a LACFD ocean lifeguard specialist, said they began searching along the Palos Verdes coast for the men, who were hoop netting in the area.
“We started our search around 5:30 a.m. We had boats in the area looking for them and we located the boat that had overturned here in Palos Verdes. From there we started searching along the coastline, finding people on foot. area searched.
The 25-foot boat was found crashed and overturned in a rocky area at the base of the cliffs between Bluff Cove and Lunada Bay in Palos Verdes Estates.
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Search efforts continued on the water, with boats and jet skis, and from the air with drones, Miller said. Multiple agencies assisted LACFD in the search for the men, including the Coast Guard and the Redondo Beach Fire Department.
On Tuesday afternoon, Miller said, “Nothing was found. The two individuals have not been found.” Now that search efforts are complete, he says Palos Verdes Estates police will address any outstanding person reports and continue searches.
A high surf alert was in effect Monday and Tuesday for Los Angeles County beaches, where waves reached heights of 8 to 12 feet, with strong, dangerous currents creating hazardous ocean conditions.
“Whenever there are dangerous conditions in the ocean, especially as a lifeguard, we always encourage people to check in on the local weather just to know what kind of conditions you’re dealing with,” Miller said.
