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Lifeguard drowns while trying to rescue swimmer

A high surf takes its toll on a lifeguard.

Authorities say a lifeguard has drowned while trying to rescue a swimmer off a Southern California beach.

Officials with the Newport Beach Fire Department say 32-year-old Ben Carlson went into the water Sunday afternoon to help a swimmer in trouble.

He went under water, prompting an intense search.

Fellow lifeguards found Carlson's body around 8 p.m.

The swimmer he was saving made it to shore safely.

The National Weather Service had issued a coastal hazard warning of dangerous rip currents and high surf along Southern California beaches.

The weather service says some beaches saw up to 8-feet high surf.

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