Caeden Laffan died June 27 when he went into the ocean about 2 a.m. on the north side of the Pacific Pier south of La Jolla. Laffan had been in town for the California Firefighter Summer Games.

Laffan’s father, Sean Laffan, was an Oakland Fire Department assistant chief who died in the line of duty in November 2020, Oakland fire officials said. He was 42. “Caeden Laffan was a young ...