Body of 5-year-old girl who was swept out to sea at California’s Laguna Beach is found

The girl was in the water with her mother and sibling when they got swept into the ocean during “powerful water conditions,” officials have said.

The body of a 5-year-old girl who was swept into the ocean at California’s Laguna Beach this week has been recovered, officials said Thursday.

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Police made a sighting 250 to 300 yards off Christmas Cove during an early-morning aerial survey of the coastline Thursday, the Laguna Beach Marine Safety Department said.

The sighting was a quarter-mile north of Treasure Island Beach, near where the child was hit by a wave and swept into rough surf Tuesday evening, according to police and the Coast Guard.