Search suspended for 5-year-old girl swept out to sea in California’s Laguna Beach

The search for a 5-year-old girl who was swept out to sea in Laguna Beach, California, has been suspended, the U.S.

The search for a 5-year-old girl who was swept out to sea in Laguna Beach, California, has been suspended, the U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday.

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A statement from the agency said the effort to find the child was suspended Wednesday night after rescue teams searched for more than 30 hours and covered more than 90 square miles.

The Coast Guard said it was alerted by the Laguna Beach Fire Department at 8 p.m. Tuesday that a child had been “struck by a wave and swept into rough surf.”