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A 4-year-old girl died after being washed at sea by a wave in West Marin, authorities said on Friday.
The incident was reported around 4 p.m.. m. The Marin County Fire Department said Thursday at McClures Beach on Point Reyes National Seashore, where a large fall swell created waves 8 to 12 feet high.
The girl’s father jumped into the water to save her, but he was unsuccessful.
« She was in the water for long periods of time and then came ashore where National Park Service rangers immediately delivered CPR, » said Graham Groneman, chief of Marin County Fire Battalion.
A California Highway Patrol helicopter took the girl to UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland, where she was pronounced dead, Groneman said.
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The girl’s father was taken by helicopter to Petaluma Valley Hospital, where he was treated for hypothermia.
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Ref: https://www.mercurynews.com
