Firefighters rescued an adult male stranded on a ledge above a channel in Buena Park on Sunday morning after he was swept more than a mile downstream in fast-moving water and 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 responding OCFA firefighters, including swift water rescue resources pre-positioned for the weather event, quickly brought him to safety using the fire truck’s aerial ladder…