VIDEO: Los Angeles Fire Department crews rescued a man who jumped from the 6th Street Bridge into the Los Angeles River and was carried away by the current Sunday morning.
The man was seen climbing the 6th Street Bridge around 10 a.m., before jumping into the water below, fire officials said.
The river, which was moving at speeds of about 5-10 mph, according to officials, carried the man about three-quarters of a mile away until he ended up on an embankment south of the 10 Freeway overpass. The man suffered undisclosed injuries during the fall, which prevented him from getting himself to safety. Fire officials estimated the water was only about 2-feet deep below the bridge where he jumped.
An LAFD helicopter responded to the scene and hoisted the man to safety with the assistance of crews on the ground.