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While the amount of tar patties found along our beach does not currently warrant a closure, cleanup teams have started assisting with disposal of any found.…Orange County officials, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife are still working to determine the cause. In 2021, an oil pump line dumped about 25,000 gallons of crude oil into Orange County's coastal waters with the slick spanning from Bolsa Chica in Huntington Beach to Corona del Mar. Clean up on some of the affected beaches lasted a month and it resulted in the death of some marine life.
Lifei Huang, 22, went missing near Mt. Baldy on Feb. 4 as the first of two atmospheric rivers was bearing down on the region.Meet The 3 Camels And Dedicated Volunteers Bringing Joshua Trees Back To The Mojave Landscape