Crime & Safety
Venice Surfer Pulled from the Water in Grave Conditon
A 56-year-old man surfing in Venice was pulled from the water by fellow surfers who noticed him in distress.
VENICE, CA -- A Venice surfer is in grave condition after being pulled from the water.
It’s not clear what caused the 56-year-old man to lose consciousness. A group of surfers noticed the 56-year-old man in distress at about 10:30 a.m. Friday in the area of 1 E. Rose Ave, Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart said.
“The surfers adjacent to the individual pulled him out of the water,” said Stewart.
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Los Angeles County Lifeguards carried him to the parking lot where he was taken by the Los Angeles Fire Department to a nearby trauma hospital.
Photo: LA County Lifeguards
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