Two children were hospitalized after being rescued from the surf at Ocean Beach Saturday afternoon, firefighters said.
The San Francisco Fire Department said a family was visiting the area from out of town when one of the children had trouble while swimming in the water. Another child in the family — the swimmer’s sibling — entered the water to try to help, but also experienced trouble, firefighters said.
Both children had trouble breathing while in the water and firefighters were called to the scene, the fire department said. The children were rescued and taken to two waiting ambulances, which then took them to a nearby hospital…