Three people fell into the sea on Monday when a wharf in California partially collapsed.

Officials said people suffered minor injuries after the incident at 12:45 a.m. PT at Santa Cruz Wharf. Two people were rescued from the water while a third made it out of the sea alone, a Santa Cruz official said Monday afternoon.

Rob Oatey of the Santa Cruz Fire Department said the collapse occurred as the area experienced heavy storm surges.

The unaffected portions of the wharf were evacuated, Oatey said.

About 150 feet of the pier was closed to the public because of damage from previous storms, officials said.

One of the people who fell into the water was a project manager of the wharf construction project, while two contractors also fell into the sea, officials said.

They were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, officials said.

The National Weather Service Bay Area announced on Monday afternoon that the weather in the area was “life-threatening” and beach conditions included “very strong surf, rip currents, creeping waves and coastal flooding through Tuesday on ALL beaches along the Pacific coast.” Very rough seas, breaking waves up to 60 feet and extremely dangerous conditions.”