Two people were rescued and a third swam to safety after a California pier under construction partially collapsed and fell into the ocean Monday as the state’s central coast was pounded by heavy surf from a major storm expected to bring hurricane-force winds to the seas off the Pacific Northwest,

The storm was expected to bring hurricane-force winds and waves up to 60 feet as it gained strength from California to the Pacific Northwest.

Three construction workers had to be rescued from the water after the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf collapsed into the ocean during a major storm surge on Monday.