Crews rescue injured kayaker in La Jolla
Copter 1 crew lifts the accident victim from the rocks. Photo: Greg Wiest
“It happened at 5:15 p.m. at Devil’s Slide over by the Clam,” said Lifeguard John Bahl on Tuesday morning. “He fell out of his kayak, or hit the reef, and sustained some injuries.”
Because of the extent of his injuries, and being at the bottom of a cliff, Bahl said lifeguards on the scene “opted to get him out with a helicopter.”
Bahl said it took about a half hour to airlift the victim off the rocks.
He was taken to Sharp Memorial Hospital for further treatment.
No other information was available.
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on Sep 19, 2011. Filed under Featured Story, La Jolla, News.
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The rescued kayaker was lady, not gentleman
You're right. We got bum info from officials. I've fixed it…The Editor