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The San Francisco Fire Department announced Friday morning a surfer had been rescued while surfing Ocean Beach and was in critical condition. The Department responded to an emergency call where Judah Street meets the Great Highway just before 10 a.m. and when they arrived, ocean rescue and at least one bystander were on the beach administering CPR. Three surfers had reportedly pulled the man out of the water when he didn’t pop back up after catching a wave.
SURF RESCUE GREAT HWY AT JUDAH 1 SURFER RESCUED IN CRITICAL CONDITION BEING CARED FOR BY #SFFDEMS AND WILL BE TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL @GGNRANPSAlerts pic.twitter.com/xVY5oDjgrS
— SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) August 30, 2024
“San Francisco Fire Department Paramedics quickly initiated advanced life support paramedic services and transported the adult male to a local hospital in critical condition,” the Fire Department said after midday. The department has offered no further status updates on the condition of the surfer at the time of reporting.
Waves heights and conditions weren’t extreme Friday morning, with waves in the three-foot range, according to the SFFD and surf forecasting sites.
On August 30, 2024, the San Francisco Fire Department responded to a reported surf rescue at Ocean Beach and Judah Avenue in San Francisco. Upon our arrival, we observed ocean rescue from the National Park Service and bystander CPR in progress for an adult male paddleboarder who… https://t.co/6U4bjI85TE pic.twitter.com/SVx1kUiBkY
— SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) August 30, 2024
