Giselle Esme Ayala: Co-ed, 18, found dead in the water after wild spring break beach party in California

Apr 10, 2013 - 09:37
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Giselle Esme Ayala: Co-ed, 18, found dead in the water after wild spring break beach party in California
The body of Giselle Esme Ayala, 18, was discovered early Saturday morning by a jogger on the beach in Santa Barbara, Calif. Ayala (left), a student at Cal Poly, was among the thousands of revelers who descended on the town of Isla Vista for a spring break

A Califoia college student was found dead in the waters after a booze-fueled college party on the beach in Santa Barbara.

The body of Giselle Esme Ayala, 18, was discovered early Saturday moing by a jogger and her family says they believe the girl died after she fell from a cliff.

Ayala, a student at Cal Poly, was among the thousands of revelers who descended on the town of Isla Vista for a spring break party called, Deltopia.

Tragic

Tragic: The body of 18-year-old Giselle Ayala was found washed up on the beach in Santa Barbara, Calif. on Saturday moing

Sorrow

Sorrow: Giselle was a sociology major sociology major at Califoia Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo

She was last spotted by her friends at 11pm on Friday night, when the party was underway.

They reported her missing on 7pm on Saturday.

By then officials were in the midst of trying to identify the body they had been discovered on Saturday at 8:20am.

The body on the beach was described as a 5ft 8 woman, wearing a purple sundress and black lace-up boots.

They determined the woman was Ayala. Police are still investigating the cause of death and are waiting for the results of a toxicology test.

Ayala's mother Cat Ayala told the local media that she believes her daughter died after falling from a cliff. 

The girl is believed to have left her friends at the party around 11pm in order to use the restroom. 

In the chaos of the event, police say she likely could have fallen off a local cliff.

A spokesman for the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office said underage drinking was rampant at the shindig.

'We arrested 23 people this year and also handed out 71 criminal citations,' the spokesperson said.

Revelers

Revelers: The 18-year-old had attended Deltopia 2013, a wild Spring Break party, the night before her body washed up on the beach

Wild

Wild: Photos from the event show party goers taking to the streets. Police say they arrested 23 people for underage drinking

The deceased was a sociology major at Califoia Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.

She was originally from Santa Rosa and had graduated from Santa Rosa High School in 2012.

The Deltopia event, named for the Del Playa Drive where it is held on the bluffs above the ocean, was first organized in 2004.

The brainchild of students at the University of Califoia, Santa Barbara, it has caused a major headache for the area.

According to the Facebook invite for the page, more than 12,000 people were invited and 6,800 had responded that they would be attending.

In the invitation for the event, the organizers described it as: 'Official Deltopia 2013: When Califoia's crazies party town goes its hardest.'

Mouing

Mouing: The teen was a sociology major at Califoia Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. She was originally from Santa Rosa

The drunken fest has a history of creating problems for the community as its attendance has swelled with the advent of Facebook. 

In 2009, two attendees were hospitalized after falling off a cliff and 33 others had to receive treatment for head injuries, alcohol poisoning and other injuries.

Police have to actively patrol the area during the event, which costs the local taxpayers an estimated $20,000.

Officials at UCSB have urged students to reconsider hosting the event given the environmental impact of the debris left on the beach that is washed out and the amount of urine and vomit that enters the water. 

 

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Mike Gallagher Freelance writer with a passion for travelling