"Two separate rescues including one involving a 9-year-old girl unfolded less than two hours apart Sunday along the Sonoma County coast, officials said Monday. Both happened during a spell of powerful surf as the afternoon temperature climbed to 74 degrees. The Sonoma County Fire District urged beachgoers to always use caution at the beach and never turn your back to the ocean."
"The first rescue took place around 12:45 p.m. at Wrights Beach, just south of Jenner, when a middle-aged man suffered a leg injury after being hit by a wave, according to the district. He was airlifted from the sand to an ambulance and taken to a hospital. About two hours later, firefighters were called to Schoolhouse Beach, 2.5 miles south of Wrights Beach, after a wave swept a young girl into the water."
Two separate rescues unfolded less than two hours apart Sunday along the Sonoma County coast during powerful surf as the afternoon temperature climbed to 74 degrees. The first rescue occurred around 12:45 p.m. at Wrights Beach, just south of Jenner, when a middle-aged man suffered a leg injury after being hit by a wave; he was airlifted from the sand to an ambulance and taken to a hospital. About two hours later, firefighters were called to Schoolhouse Beach, 2.5 miles south of Wrights Beach, after a wave swept a young girl into the water. Her mother followed her in; bystanders pulled both to shore and firefighters and paramedics evaluated them before transporting them to a hospital. The Sonoma County Fire District urged beachgoers to always use caution at the beach and never turn their back to the ocean.
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