Drownings San Diego

Locals call it the Clam, and for decades the young and the reckless have gotten their thrills by jumping from its rocky promontory into the rushing turquoise sea below. But it also could be called the deadliest spot on the Southern California coastline. Three San Diego teenagers have drowned in the past three months after leaping from the Clam and being unable to overcome the crashing waves and unforgiving current.

A prominent marine researcher died Sunday after exploring sunken ships with her husband and three other divers off the San Diego coast. Rescuers found Mia Tegner, 53, a scientist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, unconscious at a depth of about 90 feet, said city lifeguard Lt. Brant Bass. Tegner, an expert on kelp forest ecology, was very experienced, completing more than 3,000 dives, Bass said.

The sailing community has been shaken by the death of San Diego's Larry Klein, a multiple world champion and 1989 U.S. Yachtsman of the Year, during a race on San Francisco Bay. He was 42. Klein was skipper of the 38-foot sloop Twin Flyer, which was leading the fifth race of the 31st Big Boat Series on Saturday when the outboard port hiking rack collapsed and dumped him and six other crewmen into the water between the city front and Alcatraz Island.

Locals call it the Clam, and for decades the young and the reckless have gotten their thrills by jumping from its rocky promontory into the rushing turquoise sea below. But it also could be called the deadliest spot on the Southern California coastline. Three San Diego teenagers have drowned in the past three months after leaping from the Clam and being unable to overcome the crashing waves and unforgiving current.

The Arctic storm that dumped more than an inch of rain on parts of Southern California by Tuesday afternoon drowned a disabled San Diego woman, brought down a hillside in Santa Monica and caused flooding that closed several roads in Orange County. Laguna Canyon Road remained shut down Tuesday night from El Toro Road to the San Diego Freeway, and authorities did not know if it would reopen by this morning.

The Arctic storm that dumped more than an inch of rain on parts of Southern California by Tuesday afternoon drowned a disabled San Diego woman and snarled commuter traffic with a massive mudslide in Santa Monica and freeway collisions. A torrent of water broke through the door of Joyce Elaine Isaacs' basement apartment in east San Diego shortly before 11 a.m., trapping her in the room along with dozens of her prized cockatiels.

Two people drowned off the San Diego coast Saturday, as large crowds descended on the beaches, leading to 100 rescues, authorities reported. Bernice Benay, 60, of Pacific Beach, drowned while swimming near the foot of Missouri Street in Pacific Beach at about 2:30 p.m., according to lifeguards and the Mission Bay Harbor Patrol. She was swimming in an area that will not have full-time lifeguards until next weekend.

A prominent marine researcher died Sunday after exploring sunken ships with her husband and three other divers off the San Diego coast. Rescuers found Mia Tegner, 53, a scientist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, unconscious at a depth of about 90 feet, said city lifeguard Lt. Brant Bass. Tegner, an expert on kelp forest ecology, was very experienced, completing more than 3,000 dives, Bass said.

The Arctic storm that dumped more than an inch of rain on parts of Southern California by Tuesday afternoon drowned a disabled San Diego woman, brought down a hillside in Santa Monica and caused flooding that closed several roads in Orange County. Laguna Canyon Road remained shut down Tuesday night from El Toro Road to the San Diego Freeway, and authorities did not know if it would reopen by this morning.

The Arctic storm that dumped more than an inch of rain on parts of Southern California by Tuesday afternoon drowned a disabled San Diego woman and snarled commuter traffic with a massive mudslide in Santa Monica and freeway collisions. A torrent of water broke through the door of Joyce Elaine Isaacs' basement apartment in east San Diego shortly before 11 a.m., trapping her in the room along with dozens of her prized cockatiels.

The sailing community has been shaken by the death of San Diego's Larry Klein, a multiple world champion and 1989 U.S. Yachtsman of the Year, during a race on San Francisco Bay. He was 42. Klein was skipper of the 38-foot sloop Twin Flyer, which was leading the fifth race of the 31st Big Boat Series on Saturday when the outboard port hiking rack collapsed and dumped him and six other crewmen into the water between the city front and Alcatraz Island.

Two people drowned off the San Diego coast Saturday, as large crowds descended on the beaches, leading to 100 rescues, authorities reported. Bernice Benay, 60, of Pacific Beach, drowned while swimming near the foot of Missouri Street in Pacific Beach at about 2:30 p.m., according to lifeguards and the Mission Bay Harbor Patrol. She was swimming in an area that will not have full-time lifeguards until next weekend.