SAN DIEGO — San Diego Fire Lifeguards rescued a person swept away by flood waters in the San Diego River, after a winter storm brought rain across San Diego County.
Firefighters responded to the scene at around 8:30 p.m on Monday and said a pedestrian was walking from Fashion Valley Mall to his apartment when he was swept away while trying to cross flood waters.
The San Diego Fire Department confirmed to CBS 8 that lifeguards used a rope system near Camino De La Reina and Avenida Del Rio in Mission Valley to rescue the person stuck in flood waters.
Firefighters responded to the scene at around 8:30 p.m.
The person was successfully rescued and didn't require hospitalization.
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