A huge storm hit Marin County today with hurricane winds up to 83 miles an hour. In Tiburon, around 9:30am, a Sausalito man was in critical condition after being rescued in choppy waters off of Belvedere and the Tiburon Bike Path. Attempting to secure a 60 foot tug boat one of the rescuers fell into the freezing waters with waves up to eight feet on the bay. Ed Lynch, from the Tiburon Fire Department, said it took rescuers about 45 minutes to locate the victim among 6 to 8 foot waves (whipped up by 60-70 mph winds). The 25 person rescue effort included rescue swimmers, an inflatable vessel, a US Coast Guard Helipcopter, and a County deployed rescue team.
The Marin Independent Journal Storm Coverage
U.S.Coast Guard Helicopter begins rescue (9:25am 1/4/2008)
Tiburon Police Car on Bike Path (this picture was taken 9:35am January 4, 2008)
Four Tiburon Police cars and two Belvedere Police cars help rescue teams from
shore locate man who fell into bay.
40 Foot Boat breaks loose from Sausalito and lands on Tiburon shores
