Two young college friends from Fremont, California, died after ocean waves swept them off Bonny Doon Beach in Santa Cruz County, according to the New York Post. Harshita Nair, 21, and Mahial Sran, 20, were reportedly sleeping on the beach when the waves pulled them into the water at around 5pm. Both women were rescued and taken to hospital, but neither survived.
Harshita was a legal studies major at UC Berkeley, where she was set to graduate in 2027, according to her LinkedIn profile. Mahial was studying public health at San José State University and was also expected to earn her degree in 2027, per her Instagram. The two had reportedly been friends since high school, both graduated from Washington High School in Fremont three years ago.
