Swimmer in distress rescued from waves near Avila Beach
Cal Fire SLO and Port San Luis Harbor Patrol rescued a swimmer in distress near Pirate’s Cove in the Avila Beach area Thursday morning.
A hiker reported a person in distress below Cave’s Landing around 10:30 a.m., according to scanner traffic.
The rescue crew made visual contact with the swimmer around 10:40 a.m. and were able to access the swimmer via paddle board, according to Cal Fire tweets.
The swimmer was brought aboard a Harbor Patrol boat by 10:52 a.m. and will be transported to land to be treated by San Luis Obispo Ambulance medics, according to Cal Fire.
Additional response units have been canceled, according to Cal Fire.
Cassandra Garibay
The Tribune