Overview

• San Francisco Fire Department water rescue crews responded Saturday evening to a report of a man clinging to rocks near the Lake Merced Boathouse at Skyline Boulevard and Harding Road.
• Firefighters located the man in the water and secured him to shore for safety.
• On-scene paramedics evaluated his condition and then transported him to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
• SFFD spokesperson Jonathan Baxter said the mishap began when a remote-controlled boat malfunctioned and prompted the man to enter the water to retrieve it.
• The incident underscores the department’s specialist water rescue capabilities at Lake Merced, a well-trafficked recreational destination.