Man who may have drowned in Santa Cruz ID'd

A man who was last seen alive while screaming for help after jumping into the ocean is still considered a "missing person," Santa Cruz police said Thursday. The man who may have drowned off West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz was identified Thursday evening as Dang Haus, 24, of Utah. On Saturday, Haus jumped from a cliff near Steamer Lane into the water. He landed inside a cove known as the "Toilet Bowl," because it will suck and hold people underwater. He was only wearing shorts, and the tide was rising. Haus yelled for help before he vanished below the surface. Santa Cruz Fire Department rescue swimmers and crews on jet skis were unable to find him, and the search was called off before sunset. Rescue teams returned on Sunday, but there were still no signs of Haus. "Until a body is recovered, the case is listed as a missing person," a Santa Cruz Police Department spokesperson said. "Detectives did not find any evidence of foul play in the incident. There is no indication that the victim intended to harm himself," the spokesperson added. The Toilet Bowl is a dangerous spot with a deadly past. In 2014, boogie boarder James Zenk, 47, of Mountain View, was catching waves during the largest swell of the winter when he was battered against the cove's rocks and died. Witnesses said Zenk did not have strong swimming skills. Saturday's swell was relatively large for the usually-flat summertime. Anyone who witnessed Saturday's incident is asked to call police at 831-420-5820.

A man who was last seen alive while screaming for help after jumping into the ocean is still considered a "missing person," Santa Cruz police said Thursday.

The man who may have drowned off West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz was identified Thursday evening as Dang Haus, 24, of Utah.

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On Saturday, Haus jumped from a cliff near Steamer Lane into the water. He landed inside a cove known as the "Toilet Bowl," because it will suck and hold people underwater.

He was only wearing shorts, and the tide was rising. Haus yelled for help before he vanished below the surface.

Santa Cruz Fire Department rescue swimmers and crews on jet skis were unable to find him, and the search was called off before sunset. Rescue teams returned on Sunday, but there were still no signs of Haus.

"Until a body is recovered, the case is listed as a missing person," a Santa Cruz Police Department spokesperson said.

"Detectives did not find any evidence of foul play in the incident. There is no indication that the victim intended to harm himself," the spokesperson added.

The Toilet Bowl is a dangerous spot with a deadly past. In 2014, boogie boarder James Zenk, 47, of Mountain View, was catching waves during the largest swell of the winter when he was battered against the cove's rocks and died. Witnesses said Zenk did not have strong swimming skills.

Saturday's swell was relatively large for the usually-flat summertime.

Anyone who witnessed Saturday's incident is asked to call police at 831-420-5820.