UPDATED: Zuma Beach 'Missing Swimmer' Found at Hospital

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MALIBU, CA - A search of the ocean near Zuma Beach was called off Thursday afternoon when authorities determined there was no victim in the water.

U.S. Coast Guard personnel and county lifeguards launched the search about 8:30 a.m. after someone reported finding a note and some clothing on the beach, spurring concerns that someone had entered the water.

Authorities later said no note or clothing were found, but a backpack was. The pack contained a purse, some prescriptions and a diary that belonged to a woman later located at a hospital, authorities said.

No details were revealed about why the woman was in a hospital.

The search was called off about 1:30 p.m. once the woman was found by sheriff's department personnel, said Coast Guard Petty Officer SondraKay Kneen.

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Original story:

U.S. Coast Guard personnel and county lifeguards searched the ocean near Zuma Beach on Thursday after clothing -- and a note -- were found on the beach, authorities said.

According to the Coast Guard, authorities received a call about 8:30 a.m. by someone "reporting that a note was left on the beach along with some clothing, giving the suspicion that someone had entered the water."

"There has been no witness to any persons entering the water in that area," the Coast Guard said.

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer SondraKay Kneen did not provide details about what was in the note.

Crews in a Coast Guard helicopter and boat were sent to search the waters, along with personnel from the Los Angeles County Fire Department, Baywatch Malibu, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Anyone with information on the possible missing person was urged to call the Coast Guard command center at (310) 521-3801.

--City News Service, photo via Shutterstock