Surfers rescued from tsunami-roiled waters after ignoring warnings to stay out of ocean
LA TimesSan Francisco Fire Department rescue swimmers who saved people from tsunami waves and currents pose in front of a department firetruck in Ocean Beach on Saturday. “We did a very aggressive and proactive approach starting early this morning with multiple city platforms pushing out, ‘Don’t enter the water.’” California Tsunami from Pacific volcano hits California coast with small waves, scattered flooding The Tsunami advisory had largely been cancelled by 9 p.m. along the California coast, including in Los Angeles and Orange counties. The effort required the assistance of a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter, a rescue boat and San Francisco Fire Department rescue swimmers, Baxter said. The San Francisco Fire Department also helped more than two dozen beach-goers who had waded into knee-deep water or less but were in potentially dangerous positions, Baxter said.
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