Members of the Laotian Evangelical Church of Banning pray for two friends missing off Huntington Beach Pier on Saturday. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Sai Yang, of the Laotian Evangelical Church in Banning, who was rescued from a rip current by Huntington Beach lifeguards, is overcome by grief upon hearing that two friends were missing. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
The search for missing swimmers John Shua Lee, 24, and Shao Moua, 20, both of Banning, was called off at sundown. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
An Orange County Sheriff’s Department boat crew searches the coast off Huntington Beach for the two missing men. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Huntington Beach firefighters scan the surf for signs of the missing men. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
