A man drowned in Lake Perris on Saturday after saving his child when their kayak capsized, according to Lake Perris State Recreation Area officials .

It happened at around 4:15 p.m. near the Moreno Beach portion of the lake, where California State Park peace officers were dispatched upon learning of reports of screaming and people in distress.

Officers arrived and found that a father and son were kayaking offshore in the area when their boat capsized, according to a news release shared on the park's social media channels. They said that neither was wearing a lifejacket, and that the man, 54, was unconscious and partially submerged in the water when they arrived via patrol vessel.

"The 7-year-old boy was in distress but conscious and holding his father, helping to keep himself above wa

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