Grandview Bluff Collapse

[2surf]

Coincidence that a major hotel is under construction a couple of hundred yards away. That was no slide, a
solid block of sandstone just tipped over and flattened them. Just wrong.

 

[noone999]

Three members of an Encinitas children’s dentist family celebrating his birthday at the beach. Just tragic...

How do you know this?

 

[StuAzole]

Three members of an Encinitas children’s dentist family celebrating his birthday at the beach. Just tragic...

How do you know this?

I can confirm- long time locals and the family is dentists to a good swath of kids in the area. Everyone knows the bluffs “could” collapse but it’s sorta like being struck by lightning here. Such a tragic day.

 

[noone999]

Three members of an Encinitas children’s dentist family celebrating his birthday at the beach. Just tragic...

How do you know this?

I can confirm- long time locals and the family is dentists to a good swath of kids in the area. Everyone knows the bluffs “could” collapse but it’s sorta like being struck by lightning here. Such a tragic day.

How awful! Who is it? I saw two women's names were identified. I grew up there in Leucadia, so I wonder if I know them.

 

[john4surf]

My grand kid’s dentist. Not appropriate to name drop unless it’s made public.

 

[tsenn]

noone...agree on the watering/development on the bluff...that combined with the erosion led to this tragedy...

 

[noone999]

My grand kid’s dentist. Not appropriate to name drop unless it’s made public.

Completely understand. Just so sorry for all involved.

 

[b.r.]

So sad, this hits close to home. RIP

 

[Leaverite]

RIP. It's happened around here a few times in Capitola between the hook and privates.

 

[HarryLopez]

RIP. Fckn tragic. Life is precious for sure.

 

[Senor Sopa]

The waves had been smashing the cliff the night before. That beach in particular is always wet sand, with the tides reaching the cliff regularly.

Here's a link to video from 11-2015. https://vimeo.com/147415830

[vimeo]https://player.vimeo.com/video/147415830[/vimeo]
The vimeo tag isn't working? Clue me in erbbers/

 

[QuadFin]

 

[SteveT]

RIP. That just sucks.
My friend and I were kicking back at the base of the cliff at Perko's when the Coalinga quake hit, all kinds of dirt and rocks was falling around us, we were like, WTF?
We found out what happened later after we got back to Gaviota.
Remember that MASSIVE slide at Blacks?

 

[Surfdog]

That huge slide at Blacks back in the early 90's (I think? Or was it late 80's?) change the beach there for months, if not a year or so.

High tide was kind of a hassle walking over all the rocks and debri and large boulders.

This one is particularly saddening, as it took a large chunk of a family with it.

 

[ShiverMeTimbers]

I remember sitting in the water at Blacks and seeing a giant chunk of cliff come down. No one was under it, but still pretty eye opening. Saw the same thing while in the water at Rincon. The coast is constantly changing and sea level rise will make this happen more often.

RIP.

 

[hgsouth]

I heard it was hectic at the scene. Major respect to the first responder teams.

 

[silentbutdeadly]

Sad, sad story.

 

[PhatCruiser]

I was shocked to learn that the two sisters, Julie and Elizabeth (Betsy), were my neighbors in Crown Point. They used to babysit me when I was a kid (pre-teen). Their Dad owned Charles' Seat Covers on Lamont St. in PB back in the day. I moved to north PB in '76 so hadn't been in touch for a long time. I still drive down the street once in awhile. So sad. A lot of their kids and grandkids were with them at the beach when it happened.

 

[john4surf]

As the subject line suggests, it was Grand View (North of Moonlight).

 

[corndog]

OMNI Resort is making that massive thing, They previous owners purchased the property from a friend of mine. i wanted to buy the property for a nice 'remodel' Outbid by a few digits very sad. they didnt want any more competition within like 3-4 miles.