Lifeguards Call Off Search for Missing Swimmer in Ocean Beach

Lifeguards have temporarily called off the search for a missing swimmer at Sunset Cliffs in Ocean Beach.

 Brian Wilson, 23, was last seen around 5:30 pm Sunday. He was swimming with friends and family when he went missing.

"It's terrible. We come down here all the time to swim," said Lauren Lubrano an Ocean Beach resident. "It's just really kind of scary to hear that happened to someone."

Family and friends told authorities Wilson was out swimming with a friend and never came back, but by the time they called lifeguards officials said there was a 30 minute delay from when he went missing.

"There's a likelihood that he had a situation where he came in contact with some of these rock reefs," an official said.

Lifeguards had skin divers, scuba divers and a helicopter searching for Wilson, but as of 7 pm the search was called off due to rough water and because it was getting dark.

"Our divers had a hard time seeing anything," the same official said.

Sunset Cliffs is a popular place, but since there are no lifeguards officials warn against swimming there.

Lifeguards say they will resume the search tomorrow morning depending on conditions.

Check back on this breaking story for updates.

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