The Brief
- Sonoma County Fire District rescuers were sent about 12:50 p.m. Wrights Beach on reports of a man who suffered a broken leg after being struck by a wave.
- A short time later, fire department units were called to Schoolhouse Beach on reports of a 9-year-old girl struggling in the ocean after having been washed from the beach by a large wave.
SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. – Rescuers in Sonoma County saved an injured man and a drowning child from two separate beaches on Sunday.
Sonoma County Fire District rescuers were sent about 12:50 p.m. to Wrights Beach on reports of a man who suffered a broken leg after being struck by a wave, according to a department statement.
A Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office helicopter was called to the scene and lifted the man to a nearby ambulance, who took him to a hospital for treatment.…