A good Samaritan died on Saturday trying to rescue two people who were swept off a beach breakwall by a large wave, officials said.
The 36-year-old man jumped into the water off San Pedro about 6:30 a.m. to help a 49-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy who had been swept off of the Cabrillo Beach breakwall, said Lt. Michael Capodanno, of the Los Angeles Port Police Department.
The 36-year-old man was among several others on the breakwall who tried to rescue the people in the water. Both the 49 year old and the 14 year old are in good health and have been released from the hospital, said Brian Humphrey, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman.
The 49-year-old man was able to pull himself out of the water and was listed in fair condition, fire officials said.
The rock jetty separates the Port of Los Angeles from the Pacific, and can sometimes be washed over by wakes from passing ships, or large swells from distant storms.
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