Anzi Hu identified as Calgary girl swept into Pacific Ocean by California wave
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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 said.
The tourist and lifeguard pulled Yuji from the water and conducted CPR, the sheriff's office said. Yuji was later taken to hospital, but was pronounced dead upon arriving there.
The mother was also taken to hospital where she was treated for mild hypothermia and later released.
The family’s two-year-old daughter was also present but unharmed.
Rosas said the family is requesting privacy while they grieve.
Search efforts for Anzi ran until 9 p.m. on Friday, at which point darkness and the weather made the search too dangerous. It continued from sunrise to sunset on Saturday and renewed again on Sunday, Rosas said.
A largely volunteer Monterey County Sheriff’s search and rescue team assisted with the effort, along with California State Parks, the U.S. Coast Guard and the California Highway Patrol, while a naval air station provided helicopter support.
Juan Heredia, who founded a recovery dive team in California, heard about the incident in the news and drove several hours to Garrapata Beach to aid in the search on Sunday.
When Heredia arrived, he met with a sheriff and lifeguard who thought the child was driven south by the current. Once the tide was lower later in the day, he noticed the water was moving north instead. He was soon able to spot Anzi in the waves and bring her to shore.
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