Crime & Safety
Injured Man Rescued From Water At Santa Cruz Wharf
BREAKING: The man suffered a hip injury and was airlifted to a Bay Area trauma center, police said.
SANTA CRUZ, CA — An injured man was rescued Wednesday night from the water near the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, police said. At 8:36 p.m., Santa Cruz police responded to a report of an individual in the water near the wharf who was holding on to a pile and in need of help.
Police, firefighters and harbor patrol responded within minutes. Harbor patrol crews pulled the 27-year-old Santa Cruz man out of the water. He suffered a hip injury and was airlifted to a Bay Area trauma center, police said.
Police do not yet know how the man got into the water, police said.
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By Bay City News
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