Body of 7-Year-Old Recovered Off Big Sur After Father's Drowning

The body of a 7-year-old girl swept into the Pacific Ocean by a massive wave off California's Big Sur coast was recovered Sunday, two days after her father drowned in a heroic but fatal attempt to save her, authorities said.

The incident unfolded Friday afternoon at Garrapata State Beach, along Highway 1 north of Rocky Point Restaurant in Monterey County. Yuji Hu, a 39-year-old man from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, was visiting the area with his wife and two young children when a wave estimated at 15 to 20 feet high pulled his daughter from the shoreline around 1 p.m., according to the Monterey County Sheriff's Office. Hu entered the water to reach her, and at one point held onto the girl, officials said. His wife also attempted to assist and was swept in but managed to return to shore, where their 2-year-old child waited unharmed.

A beachgoer and an off-duty California State Parks peace officer pulled Hu from the surf and performed CPR before rushing him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The mother was transported to the same facility and treated for mild hypothermia before being released. The Sheriff's Office initially reported the girl as 5 years old but later...