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VOL. 33, N0. 32
AUG. 9, 2019
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Erosion blamed for deadly bluff collapse .com
3 family members killed at Leucadia’s Grandview Beach
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By Abraham Jewett
ENCINITAS — A bluff collapse at Grandview Surf Beach killed three adult beachgoers and injured two others in the Leucadia neighborhood of Encinitas on Aug. 2. The collapse happened shortly before 3 p.m. and left a pile of dirt and rock up to 10 feet in height. Two of the victims were identified by the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office on Aug. 3 as Encinitas residents Anne Clave, 35, and 65-year-old Julie Davis, Clave’s mother. Both victims died after being transported to local hospitals. The third victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was later identified by the Medical Examiner’s Office as 62-year-old Elizabeth Charles, Clave’s aunt and Davis’ sister. Charles had previously been identified by multiple news outlets as Elizabeth Cox. Brad Hanson, who lives down the street from the incident, said a sudden swarm of emergency personnel raised an alarm that something was wrong. “We’ve only had activity like this two or three times in the last three or four years,” Hanson said. “The whole neighborhood was alerted to what was going on. It was pretty dramatic.” Down on the beach, a chaotic scene was unfold-
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ENCINITAS FIRE DEPARTMENT Engineer Chris Cincotta walks at the scene of a deadly bluff collapse at Grandview Surf Beach on Aug. 2. The collapse resulted in the death of three beachgoers, all members of the same family. Photos by Abraham Jewett
ing, as five people were pulled from the pile of dirt and rock, according to Encinitas Fire Chief Mike Stein. Hanson said the area is in need of sand replenishment, the process of bringing in sand from an outside source to restore what has been lost through erosion. The city of Encinitas began a sand replenishment project in February, but Hanson said the area where the collapse occurred had not received any.
“I hate it … it’s tough … I don’t even go to my own beach anymore because it’s so dangerous,” Hanson said. Any new sand that ends up on Grandview Beach can only come from its natural southward flow, according to Encinitas’ acting City Manager Jennifer Campbell, who released a statement to The Coast News which attributed the collapse to “the natural erosion process characterTURN TO COLLAPSE ON A12
BEACH TOWELS and chairs remain at the scene of a bluff collapse at Grandview Surf Beach.
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