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  • Lifeguard, fire crews rescue swimmer near Oceanside Pier

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    Oceanside lifeguards have rescued a swimmer who was sent to the hospital in critical condition.

    Lifeguards, along with Oceanside firefighters and police, responded just after 4:20 p.m. Friday near 600 The Strand North, according to a news release from the Oceanside Fire Department. Family members on the beach pointed out the area where the swimmer had last been seen.

    Lifeguards in rescue watercraft and a boat, joined by fire units, began an extensive search along the shoreline and in the water. Authorities sought air support from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department helicopter unit, ASTREA, which ultimately located the missing swimmer just south of Oceanside Pier.

    The lifeguard and fire units pulled the swimmer from the water. The patient required “advanced life support care on scene,” officials said, before being taken to a local hospital in critical condition.

    The fire department offered no other details about the swimmer, including age or gender.


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  • Wave sweeps 74-year-old off jetty, CA cops say. Then son pulls him from water

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    The man was taken to a hospital for his injuries, deputies say.

    The man was taken to a hospital for his injuries, deputies say.

    Photo by Inés Álvarez Fdez on Unsplash

    A son pulled his 74-year-old father from rough water after a sneaker wave swept him off a jetty, California cops say.

    The son called 911 shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, to report “his father had fallen into the water at the North Jetty in Fairhaven,” the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

    Deputies said they, along with rescuers from multiple agencies, responded and found the 74-year-old man had injuries to his head and face and “was breathing but nonresponsive.”

    The man’s son told deputies that his father was standing on the jetty when a sneaker wave hit him, then swept him in the water, the sheriff’s office said.

    The son said he managed to pull his father from the water and onto the jetty, according to deputies.

    Rescuers on scene provided the man with medical care before the U.S. Coast Guard took over caring for the man, deputies said.

    “The conditions for the rescue were extreme, and a great deal of bravery was shown by all personnel involved,” Sgt. Tony Gomes said in the release.

    Coast Guard rescuers flew the man to a hospital, deputies said.

    “Our thoughts are with the victim and his family during this difficult time, and we will remain hopeful for his full recovery,” the sheriff’s office said.

    Sneaker waves can be deadly when they catch beachgoers off guard, as they “surge further up the beach than expected, overtaking the unaware,” according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

    Fairhaven is about a 300-mile drive northwest from Sacramento.

    Daniella Segura

    McClatchy DC

    Daniella Segura is a national real-time reporter with McClatchy. Previously, she’s worked as a multimedia journalist for weekly and daily newspapers in the Los Angeles area. Her work has been recognized by the California News Publishers Association. She is also an alumnus of the University of Southern California and UC Berkeley.

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