Three people dropped into the ocean Monday when a California wharf partially collapsed. Officials said the people had minor injuries after the incident at 12:45 p.m. PT at the Santa Cruz Wharf. A section of the Santa Cruz municipal wharf collapsed into the ocean due to heavy surf on Monday. KSBWRob Oatey of the Santa Cruz Fire Department, said the collapse happened as the area was seeing major storm swells. One of the people who fell into the water was a project manager on the wharf construction project, while two contractors also fell into the ocean, officials said.

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Persons: KSBW Rob Oatey, Oatey Organizations: Officials, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Fire Department, National Weather Service Locations: California, Santa Cruz Wharf, Santa Cruz, Pacific Coast