Shellshocked little girl is filmed being sucked out towards ocean by huge ‘sneaker wave’ at famous Oregon beach as frantic parents rushed to save her

A child was knocked off her feet and swept towards the sea when a sneaker wave hit Cannon Beach, Oregon, over the weekend. Her father pulled her from the water as her mother also fell; a bystander who filmed the incident said the girl appeared limp when rescued, but it is unclear whether she was injured.

Sneaker waves can surge further up the beach than expected and are common at Cannon Beach, particularly in autumn and winter. The person who filmed the incident said large logs were also being carried into the water and that many visitors had ignored warnings to stay clear. Officials advise people caught in a wave to stay calm, avoid debris and move parallel to the shore; bystanders should call emergency services rather than enter the water.