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Updated: 6:47 AM PDT April 15, 2021
IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. A man drowned early Thursday morning after apparently jumping into the ocean from the Imperial Beach Pier, authorities said.
Dispatchers received a call shortly after 12:35 a.m. from a person who reported that an intoxicated man had jumped into the ocean from the Imperial Beach Pier and was having difficulty swimming, said San Diego County Sheriff s Sgt. Robert Posada.
Deputies responded to the scene and found a man clinging to one of the pier s support pillars in the water, Posada said. A short time later, the man became unresponsive and released his grasp on the pillar.
IMPERIAL BEACH
A man drowned early Thursday morning after apparently jumping into the ocean from the Imperial Beach Pier, authorities
said.
Dispatchers received a call shortly after 12:35 a.m. from a person who reported that an intoxicated man had jumped into the ocean from the Imperial Beach Pier and was having difficulty swimming, said sheriff’s Sgt. Robert Posada.
Deputies responded to the scene and found a man clinging to one of the pier’s support pillars in the water, Posada said. A short time later, the man became unresponsive and released his grasp on the pillar.
Two of the victim’s friends then jumped into the water and attempted to rescue the man, the sergeant said.
3 people pulled from ocean off Imperial Beach Pier, 1 dies
Three people had to be pulled from rough waters off the Imperial Beach Pier early Thursday morning.
By: Jermaine Ong
and last updated 2021-04-15 14:59:52-04
IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. (KGTV) Lifeguards pulled three people from rough waters off the Imperial Beach Pier early Thursday morning, but authorities said one of the three died at the hospital.
At around 12:30 a.m., lifeguards and other emergency personnel were called to the IB Pier, at Seacoast Drive, in response to reports of people in the water in need of help.
ABC 10News learned a man was with two of his friends on the pier when he fell into the water. Fearing he would be swept away, the friends identified as a brother and sister jumped into the ocean in an attempt to save him.
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