Ocean water turns pink near Malibu amid efforts to battle wildfires

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Monday, October 28, 2019
Ocean water turns pink near Malibu amid efforts to battle wildfires

MALIBU, Calif. (KABC) -- The ebb and flow in Malibu looked pink Monday afternoon.

An ABC7 Eyewitness shared this video they captured near the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Sunset Boulevard around 12:30 p.m.

The viewer says the section of pink water he filmed was as big as two football fields.

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