'Witnesses described this individual as struggling to stay afloat and quickly became submerged underwater,' said SFFDPIO's Captain Jonathan Baxter.
One man is in critical condition after falling into the bay at Torpedo Wharf in the Presidio on Tuesday morning.
The San Francisco Fire Department said a man who was collecting cans fell into the water shortly after 10 a.m. Jonathan Baxter, the department's public information officer, said in a Twitter post. "Witnesses described this individual as struggling to stay afloat and quickly became submerged underwater," he added.
SFFD arrived on scene with the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Park Service, and deployed rescue swimmers, boats, helicopters and divers from the fire department's dive team.He received immediate life-saving measures from the fire department and paramedics before being transported to a local hospital in critical condition.
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