Boys suffer minor injuries in Sunny Cove Beach vehicle water crash

A woman and two boys were rescued Friday morning from the ocean off unincorporated Santa Cruz County after their vehicle went off a cliff, California Highway Patrol officials said.

CHP officers responded at a little after 8 a.m. to Sunny Cove Beach where the vehicle went into the water.

A surfer rescued the woman and two children, CHP Officer Sam Courtney said. The boys suffered minor injuries and the woman was taken to a trauma center outside of Santa Cruz County, sheriff’s officials said.

Courtney said the investigation has been turned over to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office because of an alleged criminal element.