A beautiful wedding photo shoot for a California couple went awry when a massive wave swept them off an ocean side rock and into the sea. ...
A beautiful wedding photo shoot for a California couple went awry when a massive wave swept them off an ocean side rock and into the sea.
The soggy incident was captured by a witness from a lookout point near the Montage Hotel in Laguna Beach.
Footage obtained by TMX News shows the sweet couple posing togetheron coastal rocks at Treasure Beach Island.
The unidentified couple take a quick moment in between snapping photos to adjust their wedding attire, but are oblivious to the waves looming nearby.
A powerful wave suddenly rushes towards the rocks, completely washes over the surface and drags the couple out to the Pacific Ocean.
An engaged couple posing for wedding photos was unexpectedly swept off a seaside rock and into the ocean in Laguna Beach, California
The couple were swept away, but local lifeguards and emergency rescue teams spring into action.
The Laguna Beach Fire Department arrived to the scene and saved the couple using a rescue tube.
At least two lifeguards were seen pulling the soaked bride ashore using a rescue tube.
No one sustained injuries from the incident.
Beaches in the Laguna Beach area reopened in April after nearly two months closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The couple appeared to be fixing their wedding attire and did not see the large wave coming in from the sea
Life Guards and the Laguna Beach Fire Department rushed to the beach to rescue the couple from the ocean
At least two life guards saved the bride from the Pacific Ocean using a rescue tube (pictured)
No one was seriously injured during the incident . Lifeguards and the couple were seen resting on the beach after the rescue
But a surge in coronavirus spikes across California prompted local officials to close city-operated beaches in Laguna Beach and Orange County on July 4, The Los Angeles Times reports.
Officials said they're concerned about increasing infections if beaches get overcrowded and social distancing is flouted.
'Particularly on the Fourth of July when there were fireworks... it looked like sardines in a can,' said Laguna Beach Mayor Pro Tem Steve Dicterow.
'There was no space in between people. My concern is that even without the fireworks, there just may be a huge density of people on the beaches.'
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