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LASD Deputies Swim Out to Free Entangled Paragliders Off Malibu

Body-camera video captures a rapid ocean rescue as deputies ditch heavy gear to cut cords that were pulling two people underwater.

Overview

  • The crash occurred around 12:30 p.m. Friday off Carbon Beach near Pacific Coast Highway and Carbon Canyon Road in Malibu.
  • Deputies Sevak Grigoryan and Christopher Matkin ran into the surf after removing their vests, gun belts and boots, body-camera footage shows.
  • Accounts differ on the swim distance, with CBS reporting about 75 feet and LASD telling NBC nearly 100 feet offshore.
  • The pair were tangled in paraglider lines that were pulling them under until the deputies cut the cords and guided them back to shore.
  • Paramedics treated the victims after the rescue, though LASD and NBC described them as having no injuries and ABC reported no serious injuries.