An unconscious bodysurfer was pulled from the ocean in Laguna Beach on Wednesday afternoon, according to lifeguards.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It happened at around 4:20 p.m. at South Crescent Bay Beach, a news release from the Laguna Beach Department of Marine Safety said. Lifeguards pulled the victim from the surfline and carried him to shore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“The victim was seen bodysurfing at the beach leading up to the incident,” the release said.<\/p>\n
According to lifeguards, the man was in cardiac arrest after he was brought out of the water.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Paramedics took him to Mission Hospital Laguna Beach after lifeguards performed CPR at the scene, according to the release. His condition was not immediately noted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No further information was immediately available. Anyone with more information was asked to contact Marine Safety Captain Dane Doran at 949-464-6609.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This is one of several similar incidents to occur in Laguna Beach in recent months. In June, 5-year-old Amada Mia Brown was swept into the ocean<\/a> near Christmas Cove while walking along the beach with her family. Her body was found days later about three miles from where she was last seen.<\/p>\n