Lifeguards investigate possible diver distress near Bahia, San Diego CA


Lifeguards receive a secondhand report of a diver struggling near riprap by Bahia side across from Paradise Point. They search the area but find no evidence of distress.
Audio|Source: San Diego City Lifeguards
02:44
Transcript:
00:00
Can you head towards the Heap Point?
00:04
closer to us across from Paradise, we received a secondhand report from a transient, from another transient, that there might be a diver in distress by the riprap on the Bahia side across from Paradise Point.
00:30
Rescue 3 from Benita Cove.
00:32
Four seven copies.
00:34
And what kind of distress were they thinking it was? Were they screaming for help or waving?
00:39
It was a, the person who called 911,
00:43
had very spotty information and said the transient just approached him mumbling that someone was, a diver was struggling over near the riprap.
00:58
And I don't see any such thing with the binoculars.
01:02
Okay, copy that.
01:03
We have the Bayvote going.
01:05
And do you still have contact with RP,
01:07
or was it a hang-up?
01:09
Negative, and they left the area because they didn't have really any faith in the original reporting party, but thought that they better just call in just in case, since we have boats out on the water anyways.
01:22
Okay, copy that. We'll wait for the big boat to get on the scene and give us an update.
01:25
Three in the area, taking a look.
01:27
Yeah, Rescue 3, if you want to look, I could see with the Binos, but if you want to kind of look north of the Ventura Bridge wrapping around towards Ventura Code, that would be the general area.
01:43
Copy that.
01:44
Rescue 3's Inventure Cove.
01:46
I don't see anything on the north side of the point here.
01:50
And then we got a truck on the south side here.
01:51
I'm not sure which unit that is might be a senior bay guards.
01:53
This is Unit 100.
01:56
We'll do a lap of a heat point.
01:58
Nothing found at this time.
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Location mentioned:
Near Vacation Rd, San Diego, CA 92109
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