Search for Swimmer Off La Jolla Shores Continues
La Jolla / San Diego lifeguards will resume the search Tuesday morning for a swimmer that a witness said was struggling in the water off La Jolla Shores Monday night. The woman made a 911 call at 7:50 p.m. and said she saw a person battling a rip current off the north end of the beach near the Scripps Pier, said San Diego Lifeguard Capt. Rick Wurts. Divers scoured the area for more than an hour and a San Diego police helicopter searched from the air. They made a very thorough search of the area where the person was believed to be missing but found nothing, Wurts said. The woman said she was sure she saw a person in the surf although there were no other witnesses. A resident living nearby didn’t see or hear anything, Wurts said. A recovery effort will get under way at about 7 a.m. Wurts said that these types of incidents usually coincide with a missing persons report and that no one has been reported missing in the area.