UPDATE: Water rescue off Lincoln Park

8:30 PM: For the second time today, Seattle Fire sent a water-rescue response to the waters off Fauntleroy – this time to the Lincoln Park vicinity, after a report of a person in the water in trouble. SFD says “the patient was rescued from the water by a civilian vessel. A fire boat now has the patient and is bringing them to shore to be evaluated.”

ADDED EARLY WEDNESDAY: We’re still waiting for followup information from SFD, but meanwhile, we listened back to archived incident audio; an Argosy Cruises boat picked up the person, who was then transferred to the fireboat. No hint of circumstances or whether this had any link to the earlier incident; we hope to know more this morning.

9:59 AM: SFD tells us the person rescued is a 65-year-old man who had been paddleboarding. After SFD brought him to shore, he was taken to a hospital via AMR ambulance. And below are more details from a commenter identifying themselves as the captain of the Argosy boat that rescued him.

John Darmody July 25, 2024 (8:01 am)

I was the captain of the argosy boat. While on a private charter cruise out by Fauntleroy I noticed a paddleboarder who had fallen off his board and appeared to be struggling to get back on. I pulled my vessel along side and asked if he needed help and he said yes and so me and my crew initiated Man Overboard procedures. It took about 5-10 minutes to recover him due to the wind and wave action, but we succeeded and shortly thereafter the fireboat arrived and transferred the individual to their care.

EK July 25, 2024 (9:44 am)

Were they wearing a PFD?
- Wendell July 25, 2024 (1:13 pm)
  
  He will next time.
- John July 25, 2024 (4:17 pm)
  
  Yes he was wearing a pfd
WSB July 25, 2024 (9:57 am)

Thank you for the info! I got a bit from SFD this morning and am updating the story but hearing from those involved firsthand is even better. – TR

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