Firefighters rescued a man who was stranded on a ledge above a channel in Buena Park during Sunday’s rainstorm, authorities said.
Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched at 6:53 a.m. Sunday to Beach Boulevard and 11th Street, the Orange County Fire Authority reported.
The man had apparently been swept more than a mile downstream in the fast-moving channel and still managed to climb out.
“A good Samaritan heard him calling for help and safely dropped a rope to keep him secure until crews arrived,” the department said. “Our firefighters, including swift water rescue resources pre-positioned for the weather event, quickly brought him to safety using the fire truck’s aerial ladder.”