19 people rescued off Long Beach coast

A wave hits a boat which washed ashore as a powerful long-duration atmospheric river storm, the second in less than a week, impacts California on February 4, 2024 in Santa Barbara, California. The storm is delivering potential for widespread flooding, landslides and power outages while dropping heavy rain and snow across the region.
A wave hits a boat which washed ashore as a powerful long-duration atmospheric river storm, the second in less than a week, impacts California on February 4, 2024 in Santa Barbara, California. The storm is delivering potential for widespread flooding, landslides and power outages while dropping heavy rain and snow across the region. Photo credit Mario Tama/Getty Images

As a potentially disastrous storm battered Southern California, rescue teams helped save 19 boaters off the Long Beach coast Sunday afternoon.

Tune in to KNX News for traffic and weather updates as the storm makes its way through the area.

The Long Beach Fire Department heard a distress call from the 40-foot sailing boat at about 2:50 p.m. when the vessel slammed into the rocks near the Long Beach breakwater.

Luckily, 11 people could get out of the boat and stay on the rocks while a Good Samaritan rescued eight others.

One person suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was hospitalized.

LAFD is looking to see if the weather played a factor.

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