Crime & Safety
Peninsula Man Killed In Coastal Diving Accident
While exact cause of death not determined, officials said huge wave hit the abalone diver off Salt Point State Park. [Breaking]
SONOMA COUNTY, CA – The Sonoma County coroner's office has identified a man who died while abalone diving in Jenner on Sunday afternoon as Dean Seki, 66, of Redwood City.
Witnesses said Seki was swimming around 1:30 p.m. at Gerstle Cove in Salt Point State Park and was surprised by an abnormally large wave, sheriff's Sgt. Spencer Crum said.
The exact cause of Seki's death had not been determined.
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Lifeguards had pulled him from the water and he was pronounced dead on the beach. A Sonoma County sheriff's helicopter assisted Cal Fire and state park personnel in the response to the incident.
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