SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A man clinging to the Ellwood Pier was successfully rescued from chest-high waters Saturday afternoon.
According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, first responders were called to help a man spotted holding on to the Ellwood Pier in chest-high water around 12:08 p.m. Saturday.
The man stated that he was homeless and had been chased and threatened by other unhoused people and chose to enter the water to escape shared the Santa Barbara County Fire Department…