CARMEL Ca. – A father has lost his life after trying to rescue his 5-year-old daughter from the ocean on Friday.

The family was at Garrapata State Beach along Highway 1 in California when the child was pulled out by waves estimated between 15-20 feet high.

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The massive waves are being brought onshore by a weather system just off of California's coast that is bringing heavy rain and prompting a flash flooding threat.

According to the Monterrey County Sheriff's office, an off-duty State Parks Peace Officer/Lifeguard saw a family in distress.

The father tried to rescue his daughter, but the pair were swept out together with the father holding his daughter's hand.

The mother was on the

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