Father of Six Gives Up Life Trying to Save Two People from Drowning (+video)

The good Samaritan who died on Saturday trying to rescue two people who were swept off a beach breakwall by a large wave was identified as a fisherman and father of six.

Francisco Camacho, 35, 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 were swept off of the Cabrillo Beach breakwall, said Camacho’s sister in law, Brenda Castro.

“He did a good deed and lost his life doing it,” she said through tears. “He was giving, always wanted to help.”

Camacho was among several others on the breakwall who tried to rescue the people in the water. Castro said he came to the breakwall to fish every morning, knew the dangers and knew how to swim.

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