I'm reading the book 魔女の宅急便 and this sentece show up.

> 目でそれを追いかけたキキは、オレンジ色の浮きぶくろに乗った坊やとジジが、大きな波に **ひきこまれようとしている** のを見ました。

Now, I have always problem to understand the よう+とする pattern, but generally I
understand it like 'To try" similar to the 〜てみる construction. But in this
particular occasion I don't understand what does it meaning. Also, it's
attached to the passive voice of the verb 引き込む, and it makes me more confuse.

What's going on here?

Context: Kiki and Jiji are on the beach, and the black cat Jiji is forced to
play with a child in the sea, but suddenly a strong wind blow and creates
waves.
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question
verbs passive-voice volitional-form
よう+とする in this sentece