Ventura County Teen Missing Off San Diego
A UC San Diego freshman from Ventura County disappeared early Wednesday after he was caught in a rip current while swimming with friends off La Jolla Shores beach near campus, authorities said.
At about 2 a.m. Daniel Cho, 18, was less than 50 feet from shore with two women when the current began pulling at the trio, said Lt. Brant Bass of the San Diego Lifeguard Service.
The women, who were not identified, struggled to reach the beach and then called 911, Bass said.
Rescuers, including divers, boaters and helicopter pilots, searched for Cho for 12 hours Wednesday before declaring the search a recovery effort, Bass said. A helicopter and two boats remained on patrol near the beach Wednesday night.
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