The search operations for an Army specialist who was swept to sea in the Big Sur area have been suspended, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office announced on Wednesday.

“After four days of coordinated, intensive operations, and after consulting with California State Parks and other regional partners, the Sheriff’s Office has suspended formal search activities,” according to a news release from the Monterey County Sherriff’s Office.

Amanpreet Thind, 35, was swept out to ocean at Soberanes Point along the Garrapata State Park coastline on Saturday, Nov. 22.

“On the day of the incident, a Beach Hazard Statement was in effect,” the news release says. “Thind had been visiting Soberanes Point with three friends when a large wave struck the rocks, pulling him and two companions into the ocean.

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