Gotta know your tide condition if napping, if not, you can die like these women

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2 Women Dead After Being Swept Out to Sea While Napping on Beach: Authorities
The deaths come amid reports of hazardous ocean conditions in California

Two women were killed last week after they were swept off a California beach amid strong waves and dangerous water conditions along the coast, authorities said.

The two women are thought to have been napping on Panther Beach in Santa Cruz on Wednesday, June 10, when the tide came up quickly, catching them off guard, Santa Cruz County Volunteer Fire Capt. Kyle Breton said in a statement shared by Cal Fire.

First responders with the Santa Cruz Fire Department, California State Parks and other local agencies were called to the scene just after 5 p.m. local time. They deployed approximately eight rescue swimmers, Breton said.

One woman was pulled from the water near Panther Beach and the other was located at nearby Yellow Bank Beach.

On Monday, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office confirmed to PEOPLE that both women — identified as 21-year-old Harshita Nair and Mahial Sran, 20, both of Fremont, Calif. — had died.