Dramatic Rescue: LASD Deputies Save Paragliders from Malibu Coast Drowning

Malibu Coast Rescue Operation

• 🌊 Two paragliders on vacation experienced a near-drowning incident off the Malibu coast.
• 📍 The paragliders crashed into the ocean near Pacific Coast Highway and Carbon Canyon Road.

Deputies' Swift Response

• 🚨 LASD deputies responded to calls of people yelling for help in the water.
• 🏊‍♂️ Upon arrival, deputies observed the paragliders struggling approximately 100 feet offshore.
• ⚡ Two deputies immediately removed their tactical gear and swam out to the victims.

Entanglement and Rescue Efforts

• 🪢 The paragliders were found entangled in parachute cables.
• 🔪 Deputies used knives in an attempt to cut them free from the lines.
• ⚠️ The situation was tense as the victims' struggles threatened to pull everyone underwater.
• ✅ Despite the challenges, the deputies were able to calm the victims and bring them safely back to shore.