Dive teams are scheduled to resume their search at 8 a.m. for a swimmer missing in the ocean near Santa Monica.
The swimmer was last seen from shore about 11 a.m. Tuesday near lifeguard tower nine, and authorities began a search for the unidentified man, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department's Lifeguard Division.
Groups of divers continue to scour ocean in relentless effort to locate missing swimmer #SantaMonica @LACOLIFEGUARDS @MDRLASD @USCG pic.twitter.com/23eVT6Dd4I
— LA County Sheriff's (@LASDHQ) March 13, 2019County lifeguards and U.S. Coast Guard personnel were involved in the search, which included air support.
High winds and rough seas prompted lifeguards to end dive operations around 2:20 p.m. yesterday, although the lifeguards' Marine Technical Search team remained on the scene to scan the area with specialized sonar equipment.
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