A Calgary man trying to save his currently missing daughter, swept up by a large ocean wave at a California beach, has died, police say.

The Monterey County Sheriff’s office said in a news release that it happened at the Garrapata State Beach, south of the city of Monterey, on Nov. 14.

Police say 39-year-old Calgarian Yuji Hu, who was there with his wife and two children, went into the water to save his 5-year-old daughter after she was swept up by a wave around 15-20 feet high.

While trying to save her, the two were pulled farther in, which led the mother to try and help. She was also caught by the wave, but she was able to make it back to shore.

Meanwhile, their 2-year-old child was nearby but remained unharmed.

A Good Samaritan and an off-duty state parks officer managed to pull th

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