Overview
- California State Park officers rushed to Moreno Beach on Saturday after reports of screaming and found the 54-year-old unconscious and partially submerged with his son clinging to him.
- Rescuers pulled both aboard a patrol vessel, performed CPR, and transported them to Riverside University Health System, where the father was pronounced dead and the boy was evaluated.
- Authorities said neither was wearing a life jacket during the capsizing, though one was on the kayak, and they reiterated that children 12 and under must wear one by law.
- The deceased was identified in local reporting as Hadi Manafi, according to his widow, while the Riverside County Sheriff‑Coroner handles official identification and cause.
- The incident remains under investigation by State Parks law enforcement and the Sheriff‑Coroner’s Office, and a witness described roughly 45 minutes of CPR efforts.