Emergency crews responded to a flood control channel in Buena Park to search for a man who was swept away in the fast-moving waters on Sunday.
The man had been carried more than a mile downstream but managed to climb out, where a good Samaritan heard him calling for help, according to the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA).
The good Samaritan then lowered a rope to the man, who was standing on a ledge just feet above the rushing water, to keep him secure until crews arrived.
“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,” the OCFA said…