MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. - Sheriff's officials say a 5-year-old girl is missing after a family was swept to sea at a beach in Monterey County on Friday.
Family swept to sea
What we know:
Officials with the Monterey County Sheriff's Office said the father of the girl died at the hospital and the mother has mild hypothermia, but is in stable condition.
The sheriff's officer later identified the father as 39-year-old Yuji Hu of Calgary, Canada.
The family in distress was located by an off-duty State Parks officer/lifeguard near the water line at around 12:50 p.m. The water rescue effort happened at Garrapata State Beach along Highway 1 just north of the Rocky Point Restaurant.
Sheriff's officials said Hu was attempting to rescue his 5-year-old daughter from the ocean. The girl was pulled into the ocean while there were 15 to 20-foot-high waves.
They were both swept into the ocean.
The girl's mom then tried to reach out to both of them, but was swept into the ocean herself. Hu was still holding his daughter's hand.
At that point, the mom was able to get to the shore on her own accord, officials said.
The family's 2-year-old child was unharmed.
An officer pulled Hu from the water and gave him CPR. Both he and the girl's mother were taken to a local hospital, where Hu, officials said.
The missing 5-year-old girl was last seen wearing a red shirt.
Rescue efforts suspended
A multi-agency search effort was launched to find the girl on Friday. CAL FIRE, the U.S. Coast Guard, California State Parks, Monterey County Search and Rescue, and California Highway Patrol were involved. U.S. Naval Air Station Lemoore was also assisting search efforts.
Authorities suspended search efforts overnight, but they were resumed again at sunrise on Saturday, but continued through sunset with no sign of the missing girl.
The sheriff's office said large-scale search efforts would be suspended, and personnel would be on scene at Garrapata State Beach on Sunday morning to continue shoreline and accessible-area searches on foot.
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