[UPDATE 7:18 p.m.: Good News!] Water Rescue Underway— 9-Year-Old Child Stuck on Rock North of Point Cabrillo Lighthouse
A water rescue is currently underway off of the Mendocino County coast near the Point Cabrillo Lighthouse after a nine-year-old child became stuck on a rock offshore. Scanner traffic beginning around 11:55 a.m. indicated the child was sucked underwater, resurfaced, and then sought refuge on the rock approximately one-quarter mile north of the lighthouse.
A helicopter has been deployed to the scene to potentially attempt a helicopter rescue.
Please remember that this story is unfolding. Information is being reported as we gather it. However, some of the information coming from witnesses and initial official reports could be wrong. We will do our best to get the facts but, in the case that something is inaccurate, we will update with correct information as soon as we can.
UPDATE 7:18 p.m.: Noyo Harbor Coast Guard Petty Officer Williams told us the child was brought back to shore safely. The Coast Guard was not directly involved with the child’s rescue, Petty Officer Williams said, but through their alert system were informed of the incident and that the child was rescued.
Join the discussion! For rules visit: https://kymkemp.com/commenting-rules
Comments system how-to: https://wpdiscuz.com/community/postid/10599/
Praying for a safe successful rescue
Coast Guard will save him! THEY KICK ASS!
Rooting for the kid and Coasties.
Minus the heli-rescue, this could’ve been me 50 years ago off the cliffs of La Bufadora, Baja Norte, Mexico.
Major difference buddy…in baja you won’t die from hypothermia in 15 to 30 minutes in the water like you will off of the Mendocino coast.
You are correct. However, one big similarity bucko… in both places you get bashed up against the rocks by the relentless waves every 15 to 30 seconds.
None of your trite comparisons make a lick of difference to the kid today or the kid I was 50 years ago. Regardless, it’s good to see your sympathies on here.
Depends on the person. There’s people who can last minutes in the ocean when it’s even forze over. The More fat u have and more In shape you are will definitely dictate how long you’ll survive. I didn’t mention H20 temp cuz that ought to be a givin’ lol.
Your obviously a coastie so why so bitter.
Thanks for the compliment, those folks are awesome, but, no. Nor is anyone I know. Big fan though.
Not bitter at all. Not even toward the “The Doctor” who obviously came on here to do nothing but criticize others.
I pray the Coast Guard will rescue him. But, he should not have been in a location where the water could reach him. He is a lucky young kid and I sure hope he learned a valuable lesson!
Kid is safe. “Brought back to shore safely”. “The Coast Guard was not directly involved”. Update at 2:18 PM from the Noyo Harbor Coast Guard.
Assuming this means the Sate Parks lifeguards reduced him then. Those men and women are amazing swimmers and incredibly brave. We’re lucky to have them here.
Was at a party with most of them a few months ago and they were relating how they are the resource that is most likely to get out (swim) and rescue people near to shore among the rocks and caves and that the Coast Guard is more geared towards rescuing boaters or open water rescues (their take not mine, I don’t know enough to have an opinion). Was interesting hearing their perspectives. They are capital “E” Elite swimmers, literally willing and able to swim into our sea caves and drag somebody back out. Hats off to whoever saved the kid.
Errr, rescued not reduced. Autocorrect and fat fingers whaddya gonna do?
Hooray to whomever was involved!!!
He is safe and sound! “Thank you” will never come close to the gratitude that I owe to the life guards that got my son off that rock. They were amazing. My Thanks and gratitude go to all the other first responders that also showed up to help him too. I could never be grateful enough.
I am so glad to hear that!
Great instinct there kiddo. Keep kicking. I hope you know how close you came to Destroying your precious life.
Hooray for our local heroes.
Kid must be a good swimmer.
Happy happy. TG for everyone who had a hand in this rescue.
I have a friend who patrols the coast as a lifeguard for the state. I don’t know if he had any involvement whatsoever, but I DO know that he has done heroic rescues several times and I READ about them and have to prod him to tell me about it. Kudos to those folks!
And kudos to the kid too! It takes some grit to make it to the rock and hang on!