- Missing swimmer Wesley Alan MacFarland was found safe on land after an extensive search and rescue operation near Newport Beach.
A massive sigh of relief washed over Newport Beach on Tuesday morning as a missing swimmer was located safe on land following an intensive, multi-agency search and rescue operation.
The U.S. Coast Guard had launched a sprawling search by land, sea, and air for 47-year-old Wesley Alan MacFarland. He was reported missing at approximately 7:45 a.m. on Monday after diving into the heavy waters near Newport Harbor.
The disappearance sparked immediate panic due to the precarious location. MacFarland went missing in the vicinity of The Wedge, a world-famous surf break notorious for its extremely violent shorebreak and towering waves…