Overview
- A diver found the girl’s body Sunday about 100 yards offshore and roughly a half-mile north of her last known location near Garrapata State Beach.
- Officials corrected the child’s age to 7 after initially reporting 5, and her name has not been released at the family’s request.
- The girl’s father, identified as 39-year-old Yuji Hu of Calgary, was pulled from the water, received CPR, and was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
- The child’s mother was treated for mild hypothermia and released, and a 2-year-old sibling who was at the beach was unharmed.
- Search operations involved California State Parks, CAL FIRE, the U.S. Coast Guard, Monterey County Search and Rescue, CHP, and Navy air support, with aerial and boat efforts concluded as shoreline patrols continue.