UPDATE 2:09 p.m.: A 21-year-old man who was pulled from the Bay by the U.S. Coast Guard this morning apparently jumped off the San Mateo Bridge, a Coast Guard spokesman said.
The California Highway Patrol and a passing motorist reported seeing a person in the water near the western portion of the bridge at about 7:15 a.m., Lt. j.g. Jeremy Pichette said.
The Coast Guard dispatched a helicopter and 25-foot response boat to the area, and the man was pulled aboard the boat at about 8 a.m., Pichette said.
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The man, who was conscious and breathing when he was pulled from the Bay, was given oxygen by paramedics and taken to a hospital in San Francisco for further treatment.
The CHP and the Foster City Fire Department also responded to the incident.
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UPDATE 9 a.m.: The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a man from the San Francisco Bay near the San Mateo Bridge this morning.
The California Highway Patrol notified the Coast Guard at 7:19 a.m. that there was a person in the water near the western end of the bridge, Lt. j.g. Jeremy Pichette said.
The Coast Guard dispatched a small boat and a helicopter and arrived at the scene at 7:50 a.m., Pichette said. Foster City Fire Department also sent a small boat, he said.
The man was pulled from the water and taken to Coyote Point in San Mateo. Pichette did not know his condition but said he was conscious and responsive.
He said he did not know how the man ended up in the water.
--Bay City News
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