A father died and his 5-year-old daughter was missing Friday after they were pulled into the Pacific by waves estimated at 15-20 feet high at Garrapata State Park in Big Sur, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said.

The incident occurred about 12:50 p.m. along state Highway 1 just north of the Rocky Point Restaurant, the Sheriff’s Office said on social media.

“As the father and daughter were swept into the ocean, the mother attempted to reach out to both and was also swept into the water as her husband held on to his daughter’s hand,” the Sheriff’s Office said. “She was able to get back to shore on her own. A 2-year-old child was unharmed.”

An off-duty state parks peace officer/lifeguard was able to pull the father from the water and began CPR, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The m

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