Berkeley father and daughter, 6, drown in Hawaii

This photo taken moments before Mark and his daughter Mina were swept away by a wave Saturday and perished. This photo taken moments before Mark and his daughter Mina were swept away by a wave Saturday and perished. Photo: HAWAII NEWS NOW Photo: HAWAII NEWS NOW Image 1 of / 7 Caption Close Berkeley father and daughter, 6, drown in Hawaii 1 / 7 Back to Gallery

A Berkeley man and his 6-year-old daughter drowned in Hawaii after the girl was knocked into the ocean by a wave and the father jumped in to try to save her, according to news reports.

Mina Hornor and her 46-year-old father, Mark, were walking along the rocky shoreline at the Makapuu Tide Pools on the east coast of Oahu when the tragedy unfolded around 11:20 a.m. Saturday, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported.

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Officials told the newspaper that Mark Hornor went in to save the girl but that the two were caught in rough surf.

Lifeguards on personal watercraft found the man and daughter unresponsive in the water and brought them to shore.

The two were taken to a hospital, where they died.

Family members told local television station Hawaii News Now that Mark Hornor was an avid cyclist and lawyer. Mina was the youngest of three daughters.

Hornor’s wife, Jessamy Town Hornor, posted an emotional portrait of her husband and daughter on Facebook, where friends and family were sharing their condolences.

Evan Sernoffsky is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: esernoffsky@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @EvanSernoffsky