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.
Source: JEMS Patient Care - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: News News Feed California Paramedic Rescue Source Type: news
More News: Emergency Medicine