A search for a 5-year-old girl swept into the ocean Friday afternoon is still underway at Garrapata State Beach on Saturday morning.

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, along with Monterey County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue, California State Parks, Cal Fire and the U.S. Coast Guard have all been involved with the search, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office.

On Friday, an off-duty State Parks peace officer/lifeguard located a family in distress near the water line around 1 p.m., according to the release, as an adult male was attempting to rescue his daughter. She had been pulled out by waves that were estimated to be about 15-20 feet high.

The girl’s mother reportedly attempted to reach out to both father and daughter and was also swept into the water. The woman was a

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