Oakland Firefighter Drowns in the Ocean

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8 күн бұрын

INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 6-27-24 2:00 am approx
LOCATION: Crystal Pier
AREA/CITY: San Diego
DETAILS:
The victim was on vacation with his family with several Oakland Firefighters when he entered the ocean off of Crystal Pier when the nearby bars had closed down.
A 911 call was made when the group could no longer see the victim.
A search was conducted by an SDPD officer and City Lifeguards.
The victim was found a short distance north of the Pier facedown in the sand and was declared deceased at the scene.
The victim was a former U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer and a current Firefighter with the Oakland Fire Dept.
Alcohol may be a factor.
The SDPD and SDFD escorted the Medical Examiner’s van with the firefighter onboard to the SD County Medical Examiner’s office. We now have SOTs with confirmation of the victim being an Oakland Firefighter. It’s believed that he was caught in a rip tide.
The victim was identified as 25-year-old Caeden Laffen.
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@tbone3972 6 күн бұрын

I like what Chief Stowell stated in the interview “No matter what city or state agency you work for, we stand by each other as one”.

@olorin1710 5 күн бұрын

Doesn't sound like it. They were all thinking they were invincible with alcoholism.

@michelleclawsey9565 6 күн бұрын

So very heartbreaking..My deepest condolences to his family 😢

@marybeckham4495 6 күн бұрын

Love and Prayers for Family & Families! ❤🙏❤️ Never easy to lose those who help & protect humanity.

@hamajangz9586 6 күн бұрын

We just lost one of our best lifeguards here in Hawaii. Tamayo Perry victim of a shark attack on the North Shore. RIP to both of these amazing men 🙏

@amystaggs5303 6 күн бұрын

So very sorry. Mahalo

@olorin1710 5 күн бұрын

One of those incidents was very easily avoidable

@Juice_2288 5 күн бұрын

Sorry for your loss. May he rest in peace

@exploreraa983 6 күн бұрын

Those poor people look absolutely crushed. So tragic.

@MrEagleye911 6 күн бұрын

Condolences go out to the family. As I can relate as a past firefighter myself. R. I. P. Brother

@sajaeggi 6 күн бұрын

Great job Chief Stowell in supporting this firefighters family and friends, along with Oakland FD. You are a true leader and compassionate person.

@kathyanderson6946 6 күн бұрын

So sad😢 deepest sympathy for the family and friends of this fine young life gone too soon. RIP

@vteamparanormal2224 6 күн бұрын

My Condolences and Prayers to the Family and Friends and the Oakland Fire Department for their loss of this Hero Fire Fighter 🌺🦅🪶💜

@xvsj5833 6 күн бұрын

My deepest sympathies to all family, friends and the firefighter community 🫶🏻🇺🇸🚒🚒🚒

@jeepster1 6 күн бұрын

Very sad! Nothing good happens after midnight! 🙏🏻🙏🏻

@PegAMurphy 6 күн бұрын

man that is truly heartbreaking....my deepest condolences to his family and friends 😞

@kingsuperbus4617 6 күн бұрын

same thing happened to my buddy. one night he just walked out of the apartment disappeared. found him a year later in the river.

@itdo. 6 күн бұрын

how is that the same thing?

@haydensmith1614 5 күн бұрын

@@itdo.I came here to say the same thing😂

@thisisme3238 6 күн бұрын

🙏 RIP FIREFIGHTER LAFFEN 🙏 Condolences to your family and friends at this time. 😢😥

@amystaggs5303 6 күн бұрын

I am so so sorry. God bless his family & his soul. Special THANKYOU to SDPD,SDFD for their wonderful honors for this young man lost.❤❤❤

@keithmayhew2161 6 күн бұрын

R.I.P. Laffen.Thank you for your service Sir.I,hand salute you. My,prayers & condolences goes out to his family and friends.

@sylviamoreno687 6 күн бұрын

My condolences and prayers to the family and friends of this firefighter From San Antonio,Texas🙏

@sos650sos 6 күн бұрын

Let this be a lesson to EVERYONE about mixing alcohol and the ocean. We make very bad decisions when drunk and this poor young man made one and paid the ultimate price. Rest in peace brother and fellow fireman. Tragic.

@olorin1710 5 күн бұрын

I blame the people he was with too. I doubt he was the only drunk one

@sos650sos 5 күн бұрын

@@olorin1710 they were all drunk im sure

@angelarene559 6 күн бұрын

Heartbreaking to hear this . Prayers for family and friends

@sarcastic_2uNY 6 күн бұрын

💔 MY DEAPEST CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY. AND HIS FIRE FIGHTER FAMILY. 😢🙏🙏

@melissahedges2031 5 күн бұрын

Rest easy beautiful soul! May your family and friends find comfort and love in their dispair ❤

@EarlMccoy-gw3qs 6 күн бұрын

God Bless him and his family 🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏🙏🙏

@hourbee5535 6 күн бұрын

The ocean demands respect

@oscar21781 6 күн бұрын

He was a trained rescue swimmer for the coast guard. Don't drink and then swim in the ocean.

@Dahmer_Jeff 6 күн бұрын

@oscar21781 yea RESPECT THE OCEAN. ITS NOT YOUR SWIMMING POOL.

@anewcraft5336 5 күн бұрын

Firefighters saved my life one day and I was hospitalized, so I thank and honor them for their service and dedication, but I thank God for saving my soul, 🙏🏾 family.

@newhorizon1355 6 күн бұрын

This could've happen to anyone, since the victim was a former US Coastguard rescue swimmer. May he RIP 🙏.

@zariballard 6 күн бұрын

Well it SHOULDN'T have happened to a US Coastguard RESCUE SWIMMER. He was only waist deep!

@DD-pt9qw Күн бұрын

He was drunk.😢

@glenclarkchidley3637 6 күн бұрын

“Alcohol may have been a factor”… Ya think? A coast guard rescue swimmer should absolutely have known how to deal with rip currents. Don’t fight it. Swim parallel with the coastline… eventually you will swim out of the current. DARWIN FOR THE WIN 🥇

@Grandma_CC 5 күн бұрын

Incredibly sad....condolences to all affected

@LisaMarieLove1 Күн бұрын

So very sad. Rest In Peace to this young man. ❤🙏

@sunset6010 6 күн бұрын

Senseless

@BradHall87 6 күн бұрын

Don’t swim while intoxicated people

@robertpalmer3166 5 күн бұрын

You have no clue what the circumstances were.

@Jay-fq8uz 5 күн бұрын

@@robertpalmer3166 oh but I do because I have done the same thing and learned a lesson. Especially at night, I probably got tired took in water caught in a rip.

@DD-pt9qw Күн бұрын

Exactly.

@ShelbylunaMorgan 5 күн бұрын

Absolutely heartbreaking. Rest in peace.

@Noneyabusinesscoolstorybro 6 күн бұрын

At 2:15am?! Was he intoxicated?

@andreaheyer4185 4 күн бұрын

Yes he was

@Noneyabusinesscoolstorybro 4 күн бұрын

@@andreaheyer4185 Makes sense. It’s honestly sad that alcoholism is so deeply engrained in Western society because such cases are common outcomes of it.

@katyjayneshiteland23 6 күн бұрын

Thankyou for your service.

@ljr869 6 күн бұрын

2 am? I remember when I had my first beer.

@debbieclark2377 6 күн бұрын

Sending prayers for your family

@mike6340 5 күн бұрын

Mother Nature reminding us that humans are not at the top of the food tree. Going into the ocean at night have never worked out well.

@lizmallard7158 6 күн бұрын

How very sad. Condolences to alinvlved especially his family.

@MrAlperez77 6 күн бұрын

RIP 🙏🏽

@mg679mirth9 5 күн бұрын

My heartaches for the Laffan family. Mr. Laffan’s mother is the woman wearing the SDFD coat 💔

@meandean222 6 күн бұрын

God bless him and his Family. One choice can change Everything!

@SonofGodSieglinde 6 күн бұрын

How sad prayers for the Family

@kylieharrison3782 4 күн бұрын

He sure packed a lot into his short life. I sure hope he wasn't intoxicated for his last swim.

@appleforever6664 6 күн бұрын

Currents will get you good.

@pra3t0rian 5 күн бұрын

So extremely sad.

@treydogg77 6 күн бұрын

Rip currents, water temp?

@juliecasey5196 6 күн бұрын

Rest In Peace 🙏🇺🇸

@charlanetrapani30 6 күн бұрын

Sad 😢

@The_Quaalude 6 күн бұрын

Bro went swimming drunk at night 😭

@ObeseCaligula 6 күн бұрын

I live on The Gulf. The waves the currents the undertows and sharks are feisty this year.

@candyevans8502 6 күн бұрын

prayers for his loved ones and friends

@beckyjo8745 5 күн бұрын

So Sad 🙏🙏

@Philc231 5 күн бұрын

A rescue swimmer and firefighter . The person no doubt knew better . RIP

@heli-crewhgs5285 4 күн бұрын

Thank you for your compassion, Captain Obvious!

@Juice_2288 5 күн бұрын

What a shame. Such an avoidable tragedy. Don’t go swimming in the ocean if you’re drunk people! Not worth it

@guttagangtreezy9547 2 күн бұрын

Crazy how I don't see anybody laughing and smiling like they do at regular people crime scenes but anyway RIP to the person who passed

@OD99C 6 күн бұрын

Tragic, RIP. Flag draped over the body, very respectful way to carry him off. The ocean is dangerous, if in doubt, don't go out people!

@olorin1710 5 күн бұрын

Or how about don't go swimming at 2 am in ocean while 💩 faced drunk.

@KLG777 6 күн бұрын

So sad 😢😢

@West_Coast 6 күн бұрын

Deadly ocean currents claim him.

@sarcastic_2uNY 6 күн бұрын

🙏🙏.. so glad no sharks, got him. 💔😪

@olorin1710 5 күн бұрын

Deadly addiction to alcohol ***

@carolmiland9665 6 күн бұрын

So sad

@kylemcpherson1772 6 күн бұрын

rip

@regcreational6447 3 күн бұрын

We were eating and drinking beverages at a beach with camping and not many people around.. My dad went to far in and he started getting pulled out by the rip current.. i was yelling out to swim to side as i had told him before.. Then a god like figure walked by me and said ' your doing the right thing'.. he swam out by my dad and swam sideways to the shore and my dad folowed him and swam to the shore.. The man just kept swimming along the shore and left... 🙏

@oceanlove3395 2 күн бұрын

😮whoa when was this

@kjbigsful 6 күн бұрын

🙏🏻

@jacqudace 6 күн бұрын

So sad! It makes no sense. There are a lot of college type bars there that get real rowdy, is that where he was?

@DD-pt9qw Күн бұрын

All your inhibitions go away when you involve alcohol.😢

@naomisgram1 6 күн бұрын

😢😢

@shez738 6 күн бұрын

Everything this man has been taught for his jobs Everything this man has taught others about water safety He’s made the critical error to go against everything that he knows That sadly has cost him his life As always when there is alcohol / drugs (im NOT saying he had taken any) being consumed there ALWAYS needs to be someone sober to ensure silly decisions like this arent made Losing a young life too soon

@miikey376 6 күн бұрын

"We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came."

@Freya090 6 күн бұрын

💔💔💔

@tammymarshall5212 6 күн бұрын

Omg

@utkbyuca89 3 күн бұрын

RIP ❤️‍🩹

@cheribee968 6 күн бұрын

Oh this is sad 25 year old good man, accomplished rescuer, may have been caught in a riptide. Dark out and drinking, so unfortunate.

@oceancat0450 2 күн бұрын

So he was drunk? It’s still tragic, but it was preventable.

@la5984 5 күн бұрын

A job opening

@diegomunoz9735 Күн бұрын

💙🙏💙

@saltyhumansWX 4 күн бұрын

Very sad situation, but also.. those white socks and white shoes that officer is wearing is hideous

@unclechaz8426 6 күн бұрын

Drunk and swimming in the ocean. Great choice.

@jeanetterockstrom1068 5 күн бұрын

Who’s the rando chick that goes through his personal property and then walks off

@suzannell24 5 күн бұрын

why the flag? he is a firefighter not military

@sandithomas7294 5 күн бұрын

As will all the fire fighters and police that were pulled from the rubble of the twin towers, a flag was draped over each and every one of them..civilians no, service men and women get flags every time...just thought I'd tell you, because obviously you don't know this..

@PUNKMYVIDEO 6 күн бұрын

Jabbba Dabba Doo. Don't take the cheese 🧀

@zariballard 6 күн бұрын

He was waist deep when he went under??? Caught in a riptide? A former Coast Guard rescue swimmer? Who let him go into the water after drinking...well, I guess no one saw the harm in waist deep? What the heck is going on here??? Not a single person crying.

@andreaheyer4185 4 күн бұрын

He made the choice. No one can tell someone what to do or not do. Of course people are crying. Your comment seems pretty harsh

@itdo. 6 күн бұрын

its so hard not to assume this person wasnt drunk, a trained rescue diver?!?! please folks.. addiction is real and even the most valorant of people have issues. there are people who are out there who have a huge family and are super popular but feel completely alone.

@shez738 6 күн бұрын

Jumping to addiction I dont think is warranted But take into consideration he was on vacation & was a lifesaver/rescue/firefighter Claearly he was intoxicated Has entered the water at night, unfamiliar with the area, unfamiliar with the body of water etc. This man has done everything that he was taught not to do & im sure taught others not to do Sadly hes made several critical errors that has lead to him loosing his life

@olorin1710 5 күн бұрын

@@shez738 unfortunately most likely alcoholism. 1st responders have higher rates of alcoholism than most others jobs.

@itdo. 3 сағат бұрын

@@shez738 you yorself could be an addict and youre not even concious of it yet. youre on youtube right now, when was the last time you were on youtube? was it earlier today? why do you go on youtube?