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Thursday, March 13, 2025 11:51PM
A man hanging onto a tree at a creek in San Juan Capistrano was rescued by a firefighter who was lowered from a hovering helicopter.
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (CNS) — A man hanging onto a tree at a creek in San Juan Capistrano was safely rescued Thursday by a firefighter who had been lowered from a hovering helicopter.
The man suffered no injuries, the Orange County Fire Authority reported.
Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched about 9:40 a.m. Thursday to the area of Trabuco Creek and Rosenbaum roads regarding a person in a creek.
Crews found a vehicle up against trees in a creek filled with rushing water and a man hanging onto an adjacent tree. It was unclear how he got there.
A rescuer was lowered from a helicopter, and the man was safely extracted from the creek.
“We strongly encourage everyone to stay clear of all moving water,” according to an Orange County Fire Authority news statement. “It does not take a lot of water to move a person or a vehicle down river.”
A man hanging onto a tree at a creek in San Juan Capistrano was safely rescued by a firefighter who had been lowered from a hovering helicopter.
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