San Francisco firefighters rescued a man from San Francisco Bay waters Tuesday morning after 6 a.m. beside Oracle Park.
The rescue effort briefly delayed Muni's N-Judah train Tuesday morning. Service is now resuming after buses were deployed along the route from Ocean Beach to Downtown San Francisco.
San Francisco Fire Department spokesperson Jonathan Baxter said firefighters responded to a rescue call. When firefighters arrived, they found a man in McCovey Cove clinging to a pier near the Third Street Bridge.
After taking him to an ambulance at a pier near the Embarcadero and Folsom Street, firefighters evaluated him before taking him to a hospital. The man told firefighters he had looked over a rail before falling into the bay, where he remained for about 10 minutes.
BAY RESCUE : MCCOVEY COVE
— SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) July 25, 2023
0609 AM. DISPATCHED
0700 AM. RESOLVED
ORACLE PARK, SF— 24 WILLIE MAYS PZ/3RD ST.
MALE IN THE WATER NEAR MCCOVEY COVE CLINGING TO A PIER.
MALE FOUND IN WATER IN COVE, NEAR LEFTY O'DOUL BRIDGE— RESCUED BY #SFFDFB3 #SFFDE35 ASSISTED BY @SFPD
VICTIM… pic.twitter.com/JLAxwh0bW1
FINAL UPDATE: Fire department activity @ Embarcadero/Folsom cleared. #NJudah resuming regular svc in both directions.
— SFMTA (@SFMTA_Muni) July 25, 2023
Bus shuttles will remain for approximately 1 hour to support N Line svc as we work to balance the line. https://t.co/qLFT6oyWAD
George Kelly can be reached at gkelly@sfstandard.com