Update by the edhat staff
7:30 p.m., January 5, 2022
Emergency responders were on the scene of a reported missing surfer off Leadbetter Beach Thursday afternoon.
Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol and a Coast Guard helicopter were also on the scene searching for the missing surfer.
More than an hour later, emergency responders stated the surfer was found safe and all resources cleared at approximately 5:15 p.m.
Follow Scanner Andrew’s minute-by-minute report below.
Photo Nelson Roosendahl
Photo: Nelson Roosendahl
By Scanner Andrew
4:15 p.m., January 5, 2022
Firefighters are on the scene of a reported missing surfer near Leadbetter Beach.
Morons
Babycakes feel free to live in fear. Some of us don’t, when the surf is good, we surf.