Rescuers hauled a man to man to safety after he fell from the Manhattan Beach Pier Thursday afternoon, authorities said.
Two Good Samaritans heard a man screaming for help in the Pacific Ocean at 1:22 p.m. and jumped off the pier to help him, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Firefighters and lifeguards jumped in after them, and when the man in distress was brought to shore, they performed CPR on the victim, fire officials said.
"Without the efforts of those firefighters that jumped off the pier, it would have been a very dicey situation," LACFD spokesman A.J. Lester said.
He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, where he remained Thursday night.
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