Watch where you sunbathe

A police SUV patrolling the beach in Oxnard ran over and killed a woman lying on the sand. The officers didn't discover what happened until later.

The officers, who were not immediately identified, had stopped on a small berm of sand to observe a swimmer whom they thought was in distress. When they saw the swimmer was fine, they drove over the berm and apparently struck the woman, who was lying about a foot from the berm's downward slope, authorities said.

The tires ran over her head, Feiler said.

They don't know her name yet. She may have been staying at the Embassy Suites Mandalay Beach Resort.