At least 3 people dead after bluff collapse at California beach

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At least three people have died after a bluff overlooking a popular beach collapsed Friday afternoon in Southern California, authorities said.

One woman had been pronounced dead at the scene at Grandview Beach in Encinitas, north of San Diego, Friday, but then city officials disclosed in a Twitter message shortly after midnight that two of the three injured people transported to local hospitals had also died.

Authorities did not identify the victims except to say that they were all adults, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

The collapse trapped victims in an earthen pile that measured about 10 feet tall at its highest point, according to Encinitas Fire Chief Mike Stein. Rescue crews brought in service dogs to search for victims.

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