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Good Samaritan helps rescue man off burning boat in Lake Tahoe

By KTVU staff
Updated  July 21, 2020 6:58am PDT
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KTVU FOX 2

Good Samaritan helps Coast Guard rescue man from burning boat on Lake Tahoe

A person described as a good Samaritan helped the US Coast Guard to rescue a man from a boat that caught fire out on Lake Tahoe in California officials said in a statement released July 20. Video via Storyful

LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A good Samaritan helped the US Coast Guard to rescue a man from a boat that caught fire out on Lake Tahoe, some of which was captured on video.

This footage, recorded on Monday by Seaman Ryan Estrada for the Coast Guard District 11, shows the boat engulfed in flames on the lake.

The Coast Guard said the person, who was not named, was nearby and helped rescue a 43-year-old man from the burning boat.

In a statement, the Coast Guard said a Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection crew arrived on scene shortly after and put out the fire before the boat sunk in 21 feet of water.