Crime & Safety
Kite Surfer Rescued From Bay A Mile Offshore
A kite surfer who lost his sail and was stranded a mile offshore was rescued by San Francisco firefighters Saturday afternoon.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A kite surfer who lost his sail and was stranded a mile offshore was rescued by San Francisco firefighters Saturday afternoon.
Land and Marine units responded to Hunter's Point State Park just before 5 p.m. after the kite surfer called 911, the Fire Department said on social media.
Today, just before 5 o’clock, the San Francisco Fire Department’s Land and Marine Units responded to Hunter’s Point State Park after receiving a call about a kite surfer in distress. The kite surfer had managed to call 911 himself, indicating that he had lost his sail and was… pic.twitter.com/Q5nvfazZ11
— SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) July 13, 2025
Dispatchers used technology to locate the coordinates of the cell phone call to direct a rescue boat, the department said.
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Rescue Boat 35 found the kite surfer and brought him safely to shore. Paramedics examined the surfer and determined he was unharmed, according to firefighters.
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