Young San Jose couple expecting a baby are swept into ocean and killed by freak wave while taking a photo

A pregnant female and her soon-to-be hubby drowned aft they were washed disconnected rocks by a freak activity and pulled retired to sea.

Pedro David Guadarrama Ceron, 30, of San Jose, and Emma Nelly Diazleal Lopez, 33, were recovered floating face-down disconnected nan seashore of Santa Cruz, California.

The couple, from San Jose, were opinionated connected rocks adjacent Mitchell's Cove below West Cliff Drive having their photograph taken erstwhile nan activity swallowed them.

Waves came retired of obscurity and dragged them retired to oversea conscionable earlier 6.18am, according to 911 callers.

Two rescue swimmers from nan Santa Cruz Fire Department and 2 Santa Cruz City Lifeguards jumped into nan h2o to look for nan couple.

Both were floating successful nan h2o and unresponsive, truthful nan rescuers swam them retired to a waiting Harbor Patrol Rescue Boat.

'Advanced life support measures were instantly initiated arsenic nan victims were assisted connected committee nan alloy and directed towards nan harbor,' SCFD said.

'Despite uninterrupted resuscitative efforts, some victims succumbed to nan elements and could not beryllium resuscitated.'

Family said nan mates were engaged and only precocious learned they were expecting their first child.

SCFD warned beachgoers to ne'er move their backmost connected nan water and beryllium alert of tidal conditions.

'Certain southerly swells and rising tides tin nutrient 'sneaker waves' that tin drawback unaware citizens off-guard,' it said.