A man and an 8-year-old boy have died following a water rescue off the San Mateo County coast over the weekend, officials said.

SAN MATEO COUNTY – A 39-year-old man and an 8-year-old boy died Sunday after rescuers pulled them from the ocean near Half Moon Bay, according to authorities.

A 39-year-old man and an 8-year-old boy have died after they were initially rescued in the waters off Cowell Ranch State Beach.

A 39-year-old man and an 8-year-old boy who were initially rescued at Cowell Ranch Beach in Half Moon Bay have died, state park officials said Monday.

An 8-year-old boy was swept into the ocean near Half Moon Bay while big waves pounded the shoreline on Sunday afternoon, officials said. A Cal Fire battalion chief said the boy was swept in at Cowell Ranch State Beach and an adult tried to save him.

Rescue crews have retrieved a child and an adult from the ocean in Half Moon Bay Sunday afternoon, officials said.