Santa Cruz Island isn’t easy to get to but the hearty travelers who make it are rewarded with a distinctive landscape off the California coast.

Remains recovered from a Santa Cruz Island cave may be those of missing Ventura County diver Ryder Sturt, 34. News Sports Opinion Entertainment Education Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals.

The remains of a diver were recovered Friday in an underwater cave system near Painted Cave on Santa Cruz Island, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office announced on Monday. While the county ...

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a diver whose remains were recovered from the water near Painted Cave Preserve on Santa Cruz Island. Sheriff's officials say ...

Santa Cruz Island is located about 22 miles southwest of Santa Barbara. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office, working with divers from other agencies, recovered the remains Saturday.

Santa Cruz Island is part of Channel Islands National Park and has 77 miles of steep coastal cliffs, massive sea caves and tidepools, making it an alluring ecological jewel. Nov 15, 2022 | Updated ...

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office Coroner’s Bureau is investigating the death of a diver whose body was recovered from the waters near Painted Cave Preserve on Santa Cruz Island.

Storms and hazardous sea conditions this week again stopped salvage operations of a shipwreck off Santa Cruz Island roughly 20 miles off Ventura. The Speranza Marie, a 60-foot fishing boat, had ...

Kayakers paddle through a rock formation during a sea cave tour on Santa Cruz Island off the California coast on Monday, May 5, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG) ...