The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has identified a swimmer who died at Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park on Saturday afternoon.

The man was recovered from the water shortly before 2 p.m.

A Salinas teenager died after suffering an emergency in the Big Sur River near a popular swimming hole on Saturday.

A teenager died Saturday at a popular swimming hole in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park. The death of D.J. Neo Gallardo, a 17-year-old basketball player who attended Everett Alvarez High School in Salinas, ...

A man died after suffering an emergency in the Big Sur River near a popular swimming hole on Saturday. On Saturday afternoon, ...

A visit to the Big Sur River turned tragic yesterday when a man suffered an emergency in the water near the Gorge swimming hole at Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park. California State Parks rangers and ...

Fog floating through the redwoods and ridges at Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park. - Kyle J Little/Shutterstock Anyone who's planned a trip to Big Sur knows that securing a camping spot is a task and a half ...

A waterfall spills onto an empty beach cove at a state park in Big Sur. - Flavio Shots/Shutterstock If images of a waterfall plunging onto a pristine beach kissed by frothy waves come to mind, you're ...