LAKE MERCED—On Saturday, August 2, 2025, at about 5:20 in the afternoon, San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) were summoned to rescue an as-yet-to-be-identified man who was found holding onto the rocks of the lake after a boat accident near Skyline Boulevard and Harding Road. He was found off Harding Road, near Lake Merced Boathouse.

Because of the cold temperature of the water in Lake Merced, the man was overwhelmed, causing him to become disoriented. A rescue swimmer and a bystander with a paddleboard assisted with the rescue.

The rescue of the man occurred at approximately 6:28 p.m. that afternoon, according to the San Francisco Fire Department’s Twitter’s, also known as X’s, social media site. Although the man was in stable condition, upon leaving Lake Merced, the medics wanted him t

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