Five people rescued off of UC Santa Barbara's campus point Friday

Five people rescued off of UC Santa Barbara's campus point Friday

ISLA VISTA, Calif. – Four UC Santa Barbara students and an attempted rescuer were rescued from the waters off of campus point. According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, the four students had rented three kayaks and while they were paddling out, they were driven down the coast and into the Santa Barbara Channel by high winds. A bystander tried to help the students, but was caught in the high winds Friday as well added the Santa Barba…

5 people rescued off Campus Point

Five people were rescued from the ocean off Campus Point in Isla Vista on Friday.According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, four UC Santa Barbara students who were kayaking were pushed by the wind out into the channel and down the coast, about 1/4-1/2 mile offshore.First responders were able to bring all four students, as well as a bystander who tried to help, safely back to shore.Two of the students reportedly suffered mild hypother…