Crime & Safety
Vehicle Crashes Into Seaplane Lagoon, Man Pulled From Water
The rescue happened during the predawn hours of Monday.
ALAMEDA, CA — A person was rescued Monday morning from Seaplane Lagoon by Alameda firefighters, fire officials said on Facebook.
Firefighters responded at 3:20 a.m. to the 1000 block of West Tower Avenue at Alameda Point, after someone reported that a vehicle was in the water.
Rescue swimmers located a person in the water who was unconscious and not breathing, fire officials said. The person was taken to a trauma center after firefighters provided medical aid.
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Fire officials did not say whether they expected the person to survive. Divers searched the water for additional victims and found none, according to the fire department.
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