Guy Alcala
Contributor
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We'll have to wait for further investigation. Isn't Carmel itself right next to Monastery? Maybe it occured very close to Monastery. This beach has a natural calling for swimmers.
Very easy to access from the highway, free parking, bathrooms to change into your bathing suit, and a hope skip right into the breakers.
Very easy to be deceived by false impressions of the ocean's currents, swells, and high surf.
The problem is that Carmel River State Beach extends from Carmel itself down to Monastery (officially, I believe the latter is South Carmel River State Beach), so this really doesn't tell us much. Lots of people go swimming off the beach in Carmel proper.
Guy
