1 killed as cliff collapses on popular South California beach
Bluffs give way four to eight times every year, official says
By Associated Press
Published: August 2, 2019, 9:28pm
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ENCINITAS, Calif. — A woman was killed and four people were injured — two critically– after a cliff collapsed on a popular Southern California beach Friday, authorities said.
The sandstone bluff gave way shortly before 3 p.m. in Encinitas, a suburb north of San Diego. The area is popular with local residents, surfers and vacationers.
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