The physique of a 7-year-old woman who was swept into the ocean close to Massive Sur on Friday has been discovered, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Workplace stated Sunday.
Her father, recognized as 39-year-old Yuji Hu of Canada, died whereas making an attempt to save lots of his daughter from the surf.
Hu, of Calgary, a metropolis in Alberta, was pulled from the water by one other beachgoer and an off-duty California State Parks peace officer, and was pronounced useless at an area hospital.
A diver discovered the woman’s physique round 1:20 p.m. Sunday about 100 yards off Garrapata Seashore, roughly half a mile north of her final identified location.
The Sheriff’s Workplace stated Hu entered the water after his daughter was “swept off the shoreline by waves estimated to be 15-20 ft excessive.” The waves had been the results of winds of as much as 70 mph that had been a part of the identical climate system that drenched the Los Angeles area this weekend, the Nationwide Climate Service stated.
The incident occurred at Garrapata Seashore, alongside Freeway 1 simply north of Rocky Level Restaurant.
The kid’s mom additionally entered the water in an try to help. She was capable of make it again to shore, and was additionally transported to an area hospital and handled for delicate hypothermia. A 2-year-old little one was not harm.
Officers had initially reported the woman was 5 years outdated however clarified her age Sunday after talking with members of the family.
A big-scale search effort for the woman had resumed Saturday morning and continued by sundown — a joint effort led by the county Sheriff’s Workplace with assist from varied state companies and the U.S. Coast Guard. The operation was subsequently suspended.
Earlier than the kid’s physique was discovered on Sunday, state parks officers saved personnel on the scene “to proceed shoreline and accessible-area searches on foot,” the Sheriff’s Workplace stated.
Sheriff’s officers stated the household had requested privateness and didn’t want to difficulty a press release.
Occasions employees author Rebecca Ellis contributed to this report.
