Off-Duty Paramedic Rescues Surfers Off San Francisco (CA)

Amy Graff SFGate, San Francisco (MCT) The San Francisco Fire Department is calling a rescue two surfers performed Sunday night in the tumultuous waters off Fort Point heroic. The incident occurred shortly after 5 p.m., according to SFFD Lt. Jonathan Baxter, when a “body boarder ran into a large rock, becoming unconscious and submerged underwater.” Two surfers, one of them an off-duty paramedic, spotted the body and immediately started CPR in the water as they brought him in through the surf zone onto shore. Paramedics with the fire department continued life-saving measures on land, Baxter said. The victim was in critical condition with shock trauma and was transported to a local trauma center. Northern California beaches are seeing large breaking waves up to 20-25 feet and the Weather Service has a high surf advisory in effect through 7 p.m. Monday. ___ (c)2020 SFGate, San Francisco Visit SFGate, San Francisco at www.sfgate.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC. The post Off-Duty Paramedic Rescues Surfers Off San Francisco (CA) appeared first on JEMS.
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