Crime & Safety

Man in Grave Condition After Falling from AquaLink into Water Near Queen Mary

A man is in grave condition after being underwater for almost 30 minutes after seemingly walking off the bow of a water bus.

A man in his 20s was in grave condition after being pulled from the water near the Queen Mary in Long Beach this afternoon, authorities said.

The man was seen on the docks about 3 p.m., Long Beach firefighter Brian Fisk said.

He then got onto a locked AquaLink water taxi and appeared to walk off the boat’s bow into the water, Fisk said.

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Fire units were dispatched at 3:08 p.m. and rescue divers pulled the man out of the water about 3:50 p.m., according to Fisk.

“He was submerged for almost 30 minutes,” Fisk said.

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