https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/01/18/san-mateo-county-boy-missing-after-being-swept-into-ocean/ > SAN MATEO COUNTY – Authorities were searching Monday evening for a 12-year-old boy who was swept into the ocean at Cowell Ranch State Beach in San Mateo County. > The 12-year-old boy was standing with an 8-year-old boy and a man on the beach about 3:45 p.m. when they were swept into the ocean, said Cecile Juliette, a spokesperson for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit.