text: Three generations of one family were saved from their car last week by a police officer seconds before the vehicle was pulled out to sea in Washington State. Peter Reece, his fiancee, baby daughter and mother from Kent were parked on an Ocean Shores beach on Thursday around 7pm in their new Nissan Infiniti when their tires got stuck in the sand. Reece told police that he and his family had been driving on the beach when they stopped on the edge of the surf to look at the water. Peter Reece, his fiancee, mother and six-month-old daughter were parked on an Ocean Shores, Washington, beach on Thursday when the tide came in and trapped the family . The wheels of the car sunk into the wet sand, so they were unable to move. Reece and his fiancee got out of the car, but his mother and daughter were trapped inside . In Ocean Shores there are roads that lead on to beach approaches, where drivers can go from road to beach. Reece and his family parked near the West Chance ala Mer beach approach. Reece said that the tide was 30 feet from where they were parked, but within a few minutes it had already reached so far up that it was hitting their car. The tires sunk into the wet sand and the family was unable to drive away, according to KXRO. 'There were waves coming back to back and crashing against the car like really loud and really hard,' Reece told Komo News. Reece and his fiancee were able to get out of the car, but the grandmother and child were stuck in the car because the wet sand surrounding them was keeping the doors shut. Seconds after Ocean Shores police officer Kyle Watson saved the grandmother and baby, a wave hit the car, flipping it and pulling it out to sea . The car was recovered shortly after the incident and a bulldozer was used to flip it on its right side before it was towed to the road . 'I was just trying to get us out as quickly as possible because I know when the tide gets higher it takes everything with it,' Reece said. Ocean Shores police  arrived on scene, finding Reece in the car with his mother and six-month-old baby, according to KBKW. Officer Kyle Watson had to force the door to the car open because the car had sunken so far into the wet sand. He helped the woman and baby out of the car and led them up the beach. Reece was able to get out on his own. They were only about 20 feet up the beach when another wave hit and lifted the car up into the water, flipping it on to its roof. 'And another wave hit and the car was on its top. So if we stayed in 30 second longer we would have been upside down,' Reece said. After being lifted up by the sea, the car eventually beached and had to be flipped by a bulldozer, before it was taken back to the road by a tow truck. Tow truck driver Christopher Macasieb, who helped get the car out of the sand, said that the car kept rolling on to its side because of the waves. In Ocean Shores there are roads that lead on to beach approaches, where drivers can go from road to beach, which is how the Reece family made their way to the surf . Police officer Paul Henderson said that because of the approaches, beached cars are not an uncommon problem in the city . 'It's unfortunate because it is a brand new car. But cars can be replaced. Lives cant,' he said. The Reece family, too, said they were grateful that all that was lost was the car. Ocean Shores officer Paul Henderson told Daily Mail Online that because there are beach approaches for people to drive on to, having cars get stuck in the sand is a somewhat common issue. 'You're allowed to park and drive on the beach within certain areas. Usually people are more aware of the tides,' Henderson said, adding that the Reece family was close to the surf. He said that some cars have gone out so far into the water that they have to be recovered at a later time. But the Reeces' car was recovered 'a short time later'. The car flipped on the Ocean Shores beach just before 7pm on Thursday. Henderson said that cars are allowed to drive and park on the sand in some areas of the beach . Police arrived on scene within minutes of getting a call about the trapped Reece family. The entire family was able to get out of the car before waves took the vehicle away .
target: Peter Reece, his fiancee, baby and mother were parked on an Ocean Shores beach on Thursday when the tide reached their vehicle .
  The car's tires had sunk into the sand and they couldn't drive away .
  Reece and his fiancee got out of the car but his mother and six-month-old daughter were stuck in the car .
  Officers pulled them out of the vehicle seconds before a wave flipped the vehicle, pulling it out into the water .