San Diego rescue: Crews save person, dog from swift water

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A person and their dog were rescued from moving water during the rain storms in San Diego on Tuesday.

Rescue crews first responded to the 330 block of Johnson Avenue in El Cajon just after 4:30 p.m. to search for a person in a water canal that needed help, Heartland Fire said.

Nearly half an hour went by before first responders found and were able to rescue a person and their dog from slow-moving water, the fire department said.

Paramedics at the scene evaluated the victims. There is no word on their condition.

Rain storms moved through Southern California Monday night and Tuesday, bringing an inch to a half inch of rain to parts of San Diego County, with around a quarter inch or more of rainfall detected in most other areas, according to NWS rainfall totals.

Santee Fire and the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department assisted Heartland Fire with the water rescue.

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