Father drowns after saving his five-year-old daughter's life when their kayak overturned
- Forty-year-old Roni Avila Alvarado was kayaking with his daughter near Rio Vista
- Both he and his five-year-old daughter fell into the water when kayak overturned
- Father surfaced with his daughter over his head before slipping back underneath
- A good Samaritan on a jet ski was able to grab daughter, bring her back to shore
- Mr Alvarado, 40, vanished only for his body to be discovered several hours later
A father drowned after saving his five-year-old daughter when their kayak overturned in the Delta near Rio Vista, California.
Forty-year-old Roni Avila Alvarado was kayaking with his daughter near Brannan Island State Park when their boat overturned on Sunday afternoon.
Both the father and daughter, neither of whom were wearing a life vest, went underwater after the kayak flipped, according to witnesses.
Forty-year-old Roni Avila Alvarado (centre) was kayaking with his daughter near Brannan Island State Park when their boat overturned on Sunday afternoon
Mr Alvarado is reported to have surfaced holding his daughter above his head, before disappearing underneath the surface again.
A good Samaritan on a jet ski was able to grab the daughter and bring her back to shore, according to Sacramento County Sheriff's Office.
Mr Alvarado vanished after saving his daughter's life, only for his body to be discovered several hours later at around 11pm, the US Coast Guard said.
The Sacramento Sheriff's Marine Detail and helicopter, Solano County OES Dive Team, and United States Coast Guard Rio Vista Station all responded to the incident.
A crowdfunding page seeking to raise $30,000 for his children has already amassed more than $22,000 in less than 24 hours.
Both the father and daughter, neither of whom were wearing a life vest, went underwater after the kayak flipped in the Delta near Rio Vista, California. Pictured: The search for Mr Alvarado
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