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Three killed after massive cliff collapses onto popular California beach

By Hunter Lovell
Published August 3, 2019 2:00pm ET
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Three killed after massive cliff collapses onto popular California beach
Lifeguards and search and rescue personnel work at the site of a cliff collapse at a popular beach Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, in Encinitas, California. | (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

Three people have now been confirmed dead after a massive cliff collapsed onto a popular southern California beach Friday afternoon.

According to the Associated Press, a 30×25-foot piece of rock gave way around 3 p.m. Friday as beachgoers packed Grandview Surf Beach in Encinitas, California, as the area endures rising sea levels.

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