Man rescued from rushing water in Orange County storm channel

Orange County firefighters hoisted a man to safety after he got trapped in rushing water on Sunday afternoon.

They were called to a storm channel near Bolsa Avenue and Goldenwest Street a little before 12:30 p.m. in Westminster, after learning that a man was “clinging to a section of a culvert” in the “cold, fast-moving water,” said Orange County Fire Authority officials in a social media post.

Personnel with OCFA’s swift water rescue response team, technical rescue crews and a helicopter participated in the rescue, the post said…

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