A father gave his own life to save that of his seven-year-old son in a kayak accident in California’s Lake Perris over the weekend, according to authorities.

The father drowned as he was helping keep his son stay alive after their kayak capsized in the large reservoir located about 40 miles west of Palm Springs, KABC in Los Angeles reported.

On Saturday, California State Park officers responded to reports of screaming and people in distress in the water near the lake’s Moreno Beach shortly after 4 p.m., according to the Lake Perris State Recreation Area (SRA) authorities.

The 54-year-old father and his son had been paddling on the lake when their kayak capsized, officials said. Neither of them was wearing a lifejacket, according to Lake Perris SRA.

Officers arrived and immediately rec

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