Two people were rescued after a section of the Santa Cruz pier under construction partially collapsed and fell into the ocean due to heavy surf from a major Pacific storm.

A section of a pier in Santa Cruz, California, collapsed into the Pacific Ocean on Monday after high surf hit the coast, sending three city workers into the water. The Wharf, a bustling public pier in Santa Cruz,

The famed Santa Cruz Wharf on the California coast will remain indefinitely closed until further notice after part collapsed this week with city leaders fearing for its future due to growing effects of climate change.