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

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.

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 boy who died after he was swept into the ocean during a powerful winter swell was identified by officials on Tuesday as 8-year-old Vihaan Mukund. Lifeguards found the boy and a second victim in the water on Sunday afternoon and rushed them to a hospital where they later died,

The victims who drowned in the ocean in Half Moon Bay over the weekend were identified by officials on Tuesday.

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

A man and a boy drowned at Cowell Ranch State Beach while trying to rescue the boy from a riptide; despite rescue efforts, both were pronounced deceased.

The victims who drowned in the ocean in Half Moon Bay over the weekend were identified by officials on Tuesday.