Kashif Sheikh, a local realtor, died after rescuing his 13-year-old daughter from a waterfall near Kelowna.

KELOWNA — A Pakistani-Canadian father died on Father’s Day in Kelowna trying to save his daughter.

Kashif Sheikh, 46, a local realtor, died after rescuing his 13-year-old daughter from a waterfall near Kelowna.

Sheik, who also worked at Vancouver International Airport in a security role, was part of a mentorship-sponsored program at his realty company, which he was scheduled to complete by August.

Emergency crews rushed to the Mill Creek waterfall at Old Vernon and Spencer roads after receiving a 911 call about a drowning incident around 5:30 p.m. Sunday.

“Police have learned the victim had been in the waterfall with his family when he entered the water to help his daughter, who had slipped in,” Kelowna RCMP Cpl. Jocelyn Noseworthy said, reported 1130 News.

“She was able to get to shore, but he was not.”

Noseworthy added bystanders pulled the man from the water and began CPR efforts, which paramedics took over when they arrived.

“Despite the best efforts of everyone involved,” she added, “the 46-year-old man could not be resuscitated and he passed away.”

Noseworthy only confirmed the man was from the Lower Mainland.

RCMP victim services are providing support to the witnesses and the victim’s family.

The B.C. Coroners Service is also investigating to determine how, where, when, and by what means he came to his death.

Due to the privacy of the deceased, neither organization will be releasing or confirming identity.

He has been identified throughout social media as Sheikh.

A GoFundMe page set up Monday afternoon has raised tens of thousands of dollars for his family.