Crews help with water rescue Thursday afternoon at Slough Road near Sands Beach | News Channel 3-12

Kayakers Taking on Water Rescued Off Goleta Coast

Santa Barbara County water rescue crews helped three kayakers safely back to shore Thursday afternoon after a call for help. Around 2:30 p.m., a group of three kayakers called for help when their kayaks were taking on water, about 1.6 miles off Coal Oil Point in Goleta. Santa Barbara County Fire Department water rescue crews used personal watercraft to reach them, Capt. Scott Safechuck said. “None of the kayakers were wearing life jackets,” he n…

Crews help with water rescue Thursday afternoon at Slough Road near Sands Beach | News Channel 3-12

ISLA VISTA, Calif. – Santa Barbara County Fire crews helped with a water rescue near Sands Beach on Slough Road just before 2:30 p.m. Thursday. Three kayakers nearly two miles off Coal Oil Point in Goleta called for help after their boats took on water, according to the SBCFD. None of the kayakers wore lifejackets but were not injured after being rescued by the SBCFD. Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol helped all three kayakers to Santa Barbara Harbor …