Monterey (USA) – Despite a hurricane warning, a family takes a walk on the beach on the Big Sur coast. Suddenly a big wave swept the little princess (5) into the water. Father and mother tried to save their child. The man died in the attempt. So far there is no trace of the little girl.
That Los Angeles Time reported an accident that occurred on Friday at 1 p.m. in Garrapata State Park (California, United States of America) appear. Father, mother and two children (5 and 2) were traveling along the beach. Hard Police report Currently the wave height has reached 4 to 6 meters.
Because of the storm, there was also great danger for rescue teams on the coast
Father died during the rescue attempt
Suddenly big waves swept the 5 year old daughter into the sea. Initially the father tried to save the girl. When he also lost control, the mother tried to pull him and the girl out of the water, but fell in herself. Only the 2-year-old toddler remained unharmed on the bank.
The woman managed to get to shore but suffered from hypothermia. The father was pulled out of the water lifeless by lifeguards who had been observing the situation. The man began performing CPR until paramedics took over. Unfortunately, the hospital reported his father’s death some time later.
Monterey Police Department Search Group. So far the search for the girl has been unsuccessful
The search for the princess continues
So far there is no trace of the little girl. Rescue teams from the police, fire brigade and coast guard were forced to abandon the search at night because it was too dangerous due to the darkness and storm.
The girl was last seen wearing a white t-shirt. The search continues.
“Creeping waves” caused by wind
Weather experts suspect the family was shocked by a so-called “sneaker wave.” This wave was much bigger than the other waves and suddenly flooded the beach.
It wasn’t the heavy rain that caused the waves, but the wind: winds swept across the Pacific coast at speeds of up to 112 km/h during the storm. Therefore, the weather service had previously issued a warning message for the area.
