FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The search for a Merced County man who went missing during a swim at a Bay Area beach was called off Wednesday.
Pacifica Police say 28-year-old Tyler Collins was reported missing just after 4 a.m. Tuesday.
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Coast Guard officials said the water temperature and large swells were a concern in their search efforts.
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Friends told police they were staying at a hotel near Rockaway Beach when two in the group decided to go into the ocean.
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One returned, but Collins never made it back to shore.
Collins is from Dos Palos. According to the Merced Sun-Star, he graduated from Dos Palos High in 2009.