{"id":214068,"date":"2025-09-09T23:38:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T23:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/214068\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T23:38:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T23:38:09","slug":"two-rescued-after-being-swept-off-oceanside-jetty-by-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/214068\/","title":{"rendered":"Two rescued after being swept off Oceanside jetty by wave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oceanside lifeguards rescued two people Tuesday morning who were swept off the North Jetty and into the ocean by large waves, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Seven lifeguards, aided by fire personnel, responded to the water adjacent to the jetty shortly after 10 a.m. and found the two in the water in strong currents and heavy surf. Surfers had assisted the pair until lifeguards arrived.<\/p>\n<p>One of the people was in a \u201cnear-drowning situation\u201d when he or she was rescued and was subsequently transported to a trauma center. The second person suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene, officials said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>Lifeguards were assisted by the Oceanside Marine Safety Boat, with the two lifeguards and paramedic firefighter on the boat providing \u201ccritical assistance\u201d that ensured the safety of all involved, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s rescue effort comes just<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegouniontribune.com\/2025\/09\/05\/five-rescued-after-being-swept-into-water-near-oceanside-pier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> four days after lifeguards rescued five people <\/a>from the ocean south of the Oceanside Municipal Pier, which is about 1\u00bd miles south of the jetty. Officials said that group may have been hit by a rogue wave or a change in the current.<\/p>\n<p>One victim was flown to a trauma center, and two others were taken to hospitals via ambulance, officials said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Oceanside Fire Department reminds the public that being on or near the jetty can be extremely hazardous,\u201d the fire department said in a statement. \u201cThe rocks are sharp and slippery, and unpredictable ocean conditions \u2014 including sudden waves, strong currents and shifting tides \u2014 can escalate danger within seconds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRescue operations around jetties are especially risky for both victims and responders,\u201d the department added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oceanside lifeguards rescued two people Tuesday morning who were swept off the North Jetty and into the ocean&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":214069,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5134],"tags":[5229,1582,276,5295,1370,728,50,8738,18010,3549,3550,7264,7289,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-214068","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-diego","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-california","11":"tag-crime-and-public-safety","12":"tag-latest-headlines","13":"tag-local-news","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-north-county","16":"tag-oceanside","17":"tag-san-diego","18":"tag-san-diego-county","19":"tag-sandiego","20":"tag-top-stories-sdut","21":"tag-united-states","22":"tag-united-states-of-america","23":"tag-unitedstates","24":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","25":"tag-us","26":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214068\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}