Officials in California have identified the Calgary child who died on Friday when she was swept into the Pacific Ocean.

Anzi Hu, 7, died after she was caught in a large wave at Garrapata Beach.

Her father, 39-year-old Yuji Hu, also died after attempting to rescue her.

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said it was notified about a water rescue at the beach, which is roughly 16 kilometres south of Carmel, just before 1 p.m.

Andres Rosas, a public information officer with the sheriff’s office, said a tourist and an off-duty lifeguard, who were in the area, responded when they saw the family was in trouble.

Rosas said when Yuji tried to save his daughter, he was also swept into the ocean. Anzi's mother tried to bring her family back to shore, but she was unable to reach them, he sa

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