3 men missing in California after jumping into water to help 8-year-old, officials say

California authorities are leading a recovery mission for three men who jumped in the water to save a child and never resurfaced.

The three men — Edwin Rivas, Edwin Perez and Danilo Solorzano — and two others jumped into the water Sunday near the Three Mile Slough Bridge to assist an 8-year-old child, who began struggling in the water while the group was fishing, NBC affiliate KCRA of Sacramento reported.

The two other men made it back to shore and pulled the child to safety, the station reported, adding that the child did not require medical attention.

“This happened so fast. Three people, my friends … and we used to come here all the time,” Juan Cabrera, one of the two men, told KCRA.

The men and the child were part of a group camping overnight in Brannan Island State Recreation Area, family members at the scene said.

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