SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — Lifeguards Lt. Sam Hofmann and Lt. Isaiah Mullen were the two men who rescued the construction inspection crew members after the end of the Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed Monday.
They said that they were called in to work Monday ahead of the large swell along the coast.
“We came in knowing that as the day went on, the swell was just going to build,” said Lt. Mullen. “It was going to be one of the biggest swells that we’ve had on our coast and in recent times.”…