UPDATE (8:07 p.m.) - The U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter refueled and returned searching the area.
KSBY reached out to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office to see if any missing persons reports were filed and there have been none since yesterday.
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UPDATE (6:44 p.m.) - Search and rescue teams are still attempting to locate and make contact with the couple, according to the U.S Coast Guard.
Officials said crews are checking with some swimmers in the area and other beachgoers to see if all of their parties are accounted for.
Rescue crews said they plan to keep searching until all signs of distress are mitigated.
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UPDATE (4:13 p.m.) - The U.S Coast Guard is still actively searching for the missing couple.
Earlier, when KSBY reached out to CAL FIRE SLO, their crews said they were no longer searching, however other search and rescue crews are still attempting to locate the couple.
In an update from the Los Angeles Coast Guard office, a Command Duty Officer said a helicopter is searching up and down the coastline and will continue to search throughout the evening.
The USCG is currently searching for a white female with blue hair wearing a bathing suit and a black male who were swept into the ocean near Dinosaur Park Pismo Beach. Anyone with information that can assist in the search efforts are requested to contact the USCG 310-521-3801
— USCG Los Angeles (@USCGLosAngeles) April 18, 2021
A woman with blue hair in a bathing suit was standing on a cliff near Dinosaur Caves Park when she was swept away by a wave. A man, also in a bathing suit, jumped in after her, according to officials.
The couple was believed to have been swept towards a cove, but was not spotted there by rescue swimmers.
Anyone with information is asked to call the U.S Coast Guard at 310-521-3801.
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UPDATE (4:13 p.m.) - Search and rescue crews with CAL FIRE SLO have called off the search for the couple.
According to CAL FIRE SLO, it is assumed the couple made it back to shore.
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ORIGINAL STORY (3:13 p.m.) - Rescue swimmers are attempting to locate a couple reportedly swept out to sea in Pismo Beach.
According to CAL FIRE SLO officials, a woman standing on a cliff was swept out to sea near Inn at the Cove on Price St. around 3 p.m.
Initial reports said the man with her jumped in after her to try and save her.
Around 3:45 p.m., beachgoers reported that the couple made it to shore near a cove surrounded by water.
Rescue swimmers and boats went out to the cove, but have been unable to locate them.
CHP's H70 as well as the Port San Luis Harbor Patrol are still searching for the couple.
This is a developing story, check back later for details.
April 18, 2021 at 07:30AM
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UPDATE: Rescue crews still searching for couple swept out to sea in Pismo Beach - KSBY San Luis Obispo News
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