A man was rescued over the weekend after entering the ocean as he suffered through a mental health crisis.
The incident happened just before 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 8, with the man entering the ocean near the 4600 block of the Sunshine Coast Highway.
Witnesses in the area reported the man was yelling and treading water as he moved away from the shore.
Search and Rescue was activated, and the Coast Guard was notified with a Mayday call issued, and community assistance was asked for.
A man in a kayak monitored the man in distress and another offered their power boat to transport police to the man while an RCMP boat was enroute.
The man spent nearly 50 minutes in the water before being rescued near the White Islets.
They were initially cooperative before becoming combative and attempting to re-enter the water.
The RCMP boat and kayaker safely restrained the man and removed him from the other community members power boat.
The man was brought back to the shore and transferred by the BC Emergency Health Services to the hospital for observation.
