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California officials find body of missing five-year-old girl swept out to sea

The Guardian · Jun 12, 2026, 12:24 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

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  • A lifeguard rescue boat searches the area near where the family were engulfed by the wave.
  • Prefer the Guardian on GoogleCalifornia officials have recovered the body of a five-year-old girl who earlier this week was swept into the ocean by turbulent waters.
  • On Tuesday evening, the girl, her mother and brother were walking along the shore of Treasure Island Beach in Orange county, when a wave reportedly engulfed them.

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A lifeguard rescue boat searches the area near where the family were engulfed by the wave. Photograph: Mindy Schauer/Orange County Register/APView image in fullscreen. A lifeguard rescue boat searches the area near where the family were engulfed by the wave. Photograph: Mindy Schauer/Orange County Register/APCalifornia California officials find body of missing five-year-old girl swept out to sea Mother and brother were rescued after wave engulfed trio in Laguna Beach, as mayor calls news ‘heartbreaking’

Prefer the Guardian on GoogleCalifornia officials have recovered the body of a five-year-old girl who earlier this week was swept into the ocean by turbulent waters.

On Tuesday evening, the girl, her mother and brother were walking along the shore of Treasure Island Beach in Orange county, when a wave reportedly engulfed them.

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