Two Bay Area college students who were swept into the ocean while sleeping near a secluded Santa Cruz County beach have died, authorities confirmed Monday.
The victims, identified by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office as Harshita Nair, 21, and Mahial Sran, 20, were both Fremont residents and graduated from Washington High School in 2023.
“I can confirm both victims from last week’s water rescue have died,” sheriff’s office spokesperson Ashley Keehn told SFGATE via email. Sran was pursuing a public health degree at San José State University and was also on track to graduate in 2027. Nair was a legal studies student at UC Berkeley who was expected to graduate in 2027…