A California man is missing, feared dead after being swept out to sea during a baptism ceremony gone wrong on Sunday, local authorities said.<br /><br />Forty-three-year old Benito Flores was part of a group of around 25 members of Santa Maria church Jesus Christ Light of the Sky taking part in the Baptism ceremony at the Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve in Santa Barbara.<br /><br />Several men were standing in the sea when a huge wave knocked them over and swept Flores and two other men out to sea.<br /><br />Pastor Maurigro Cervantes tried in vain to grab Flores but he was swept away by a second wave.<br /><br />The two other men managed to swim back to the beach.<br /><br />But Flores was not so lucky. The huge waves carried him out to sea and he is still missing.<br /><br />Several rescue teams and helicopters joined the search for Flores, but to no avail. The search is ongoing.
