Woman falls 50 feet on Bishop Peak
A 19-year-old woman fell approximately 50 feet on Bishop Peak and suffered serious injuries Tuesday morning, but was rescued by fire personnel. Read More …
Tag: Rescue
Creston man loses consciousness, drives truck into Santa Margarita Lake
A Creston man momentarily lost consciousness and drove a truck into Santa Margarita Lake Monday morning, but managed to escape the submerged vehicle with a little help from a Good Samaritan. Read More …
Good Samaritan wakes up students in burning SLO apartment
San Luis Obispo fire officials are crediting a good Samaritan with saving the lives of four college students who were asleep early Friday morning in a burning apartment with disabled smoke detectors and no sprinkler system. Read More …
Suspect tries swimming away from deputies in Goleta, gets rescued
A man fleeing Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies in Goleta jumped in the ocean Saturday afternoon and swam for an extended period of time, possibly contracting hypothermia before getting rescued and arrested. Read More …
Crews rescue five people plus animals from Salinas River in Atascadero
Following heavy rain, five people, five dogs and a cat became stranded on an island in the Salinas River in Atascadero Wednesday afternoon. Rescue crews brought the people and animals to safety. Read More …
Rescuers pull woman out of Salinas River in Paso Robles
Amid flooding Monday afternoon, a woman became stranded neck deep in the Salinas River in Paso Robles, but was eventually saved by rescue workers.
Local contractors heard the unidentified woman crying for help and spotted Read More …
SLO firefighters rescue person on Bishop Peak, homeless swept up in storm
San Luis Obispo firefighters came to the rescue of a person on Bishop Peak Wednesday night, as well as multiple homeless individuals who were stranded by the storm early Thursday morning. Read More …
Local surfer nearly drowns by Morro Rock
Los Osos based attorney Craig Ainsworth stopped breathing and nearly drowned in the water near Morro Rock over the weekend, but was then rescued by the combined effort of bystanders and emergency personnel. Read More …
Emergency personnel rescue kayaker near Shell Beach
A kayaker fell into the water and was in distress near Shell Beach Monday morning but was rescued following a multi-agency effort. Read More …
CHP helicopter rescues man holding on for his life near Ragged Point
A CHP helicopter rescue team saved a man who became stuck Monday in an extremely precarious position on a cliff near Ragged Point. Read More …