ENVR Rogue Wave Drowns 3 Along California Coast

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,458510,00.html



POINT MUGU, Calif. — Three men have drowned after being swept to sea by a rogue wave while watching the surf from a rocky outcrop along California's Central Coast.

Authorities say two other men were pulled from the water Thursday afternoon and survived.

The bodies of the drowned men were also recovered.

Capt. Bruce Norris of the Ventura County sheriff's department says the victims are a 17-year-old boy, a 21-year-old man and a 19-year-old man.

He says a 17-year-old boy and 27-year-old man survived.

It wasn't immediately clear if the men were related.

The wave struck just before 2 p.m. at Mugu Rock, a rocky outcropping that's locally famous and has appeared in the background of many TV shows, movies and car commercials.

Yep, seen it once almost take a life and a minor incident happened to me once.

Without warning a wave will be many times larger that the others.

You walk along the waters edge or rocky shore you after a few minutes you get a feel for how far the water will come ashore without getting your shoes wet.

Then wam a wave will come in 20 or 30 feet further inland. It can just go over your head and soak you. Your left stunned where the hell did that come from. You can be knocked off your feet and slipping out to sea.

Lured to their deaths on the rocks because of the beauty. Sad for their families.