SAN FRANCISCO — Two off-duty San Francisco firefighters getting ready for a surf session at Ocean Beach this afternoon helped save the life of a fellow surfer caught in a rip tide, according to San Francisco Fire Department Battalion Chief Mike Ahumada.
The firefighters, Mars Rivera and Eric Tanimura, were suiting up in the parking lot and scoping out the waves just after 3 p.m. when they saw a surfer about 100 yards off shore, Ahumada said.
“They were watching the surf and spotted him, they know the beach and saw him in a rip current. They decided, ‘you know what? We’ll go out there,’” Ahumada said.
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