INTOXICATED TRANSIENT RESCUED vs

A 36-YEAR-OLD TRANSIENT WAS RESCUED IN SANTA CRUZ WATERS, OFF WEST CLIFF DRIVE NEAR COLUMBIA STREET MONDAY. JOSH DARREN DYER WHO WAS DISTRAUGHT AND (APPEARD TO BE) HALLUCINATING WHILE STANDING ON A ROCK OFF SHORE, ENTERED THE WATER AND BEGAN TO SWIM ( COMPLETELY DRESSED) TOWARD THE LIGHTHOUSE. A BYSTANDER GOT INTO THE WATER WITH A SURFBOARD AND ASSISTED DYER ALONG WITH A LIFEGUARD. HE WAS FINALLY TALKED INTO A HARBOR PATROL BOAT, AND CHECKED OUT BY MEDICAL PERSONEL (WHO FOUND HIM INTOXICATED), BUT WITH NO INJURIES. HE WAS BOOKED INTO THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY JAIL.