The cliff collapse in Encinitas that killed three people Friday underscores the dangers of erosion on bluffs along the California coast.
Here is what we know from reports from The Times and San Diego Union-Tribune.The collapse happened about 2:55 p.m. on the beach just north of a mobile lifeguard tower and the wooden stairs leading to Grandview Beach from Neptune Avenue.The collapse occurred near a popular surf spot known as Grandview. The sandy beach area changes with the tides, but is generally very narrow.
Brian Ketterer, southern field division chief with California State Parks, said the material in the collapse was dense Torrey and Del Mar sandstone. Encinitas Fire Chief Mike Stein said emergency crews were unable to search portions of the debris because of the stability of the cliff. And complicating matters, the incoming tide Friday evening was expected to be among the highest of the year, Giles said.Yes, parts of the San Diego coast has been vulnerable to cliff erosion and collapse.
The last fatal bluff collapse in San Diego County happened Aug. 20, 2008, when 57-year-old Nevada tourist Robert Mellone was crushed by a shower of sand and boulders from a section of bluff above Torrey Pines State Beach.
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