A team of San Diego lifeguards and firefighters rescued a girl trapped neck-deep in sand after a hole she had been digging with friends collapsed on her at Mission Beach Tuesday afternoon.

San Diego Fire-Rescue Department lifeguards received a call around 5 p.m. that a 16-year-old girl had been trapped in a hole dug by a group of teenagers about 8 to 10 feet deep near Ocean Front Walk north of Lifeguard Tower 13.

“She was up to her armpits and her friends tried to dig her out but sand kept falling in since the hole wasn’t wide,” Fire-Rescue spokesperson Mónica Muñoz said Wednesday.

First responders called to the scene worked quickly to make the hole wider to prevent the girl from being further buried, Muñoz said.

After a few minutes, the girl was removed from the hole.

The teen was not injured and later released to a guardian, Muñoz said.

Originally Published: July 17, 2024 at 2:08 p.m.

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – A man was shot multiple times in his head while driving in the Corridor neighborhood late Tuesday night, San Diego Police said.

According to police, a 32-year-old man was driving eastbound in the 3600 block of Polk Avenue at around 10:22 p.m. when an unknown person opened fire at his vehicle.

Police said the car was hit nine times and the driver “suffered 6 gunshots to his head.”

The victim was taken to the hospital with injuries considered critical but not life-threatening.

Police stated the suspected gunman was described as wearing a light-colored hoodie and dark pants.

According to police, officers found 16 9mm casings on the street.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Video from a Mission Valley homeowner captured a man rummaging through his dresser drawers during an open house his realtor was hosting on July 7.

Realtor Lina Saba recalls seeing the man enter the home and described him initially as odd.

“He was odd, he didn’t want to sign in.. that’s not unusual,” Saba said. “Where I thought something was weird is when he didn’t want to take a flyer.”

Saba says the man visited the third floor of the property located in the Civita Complex of Mission Valley where cameras positioned in the room by the homeowner captured the man going through his personal items and drawers.

The homeowner has reported the incident to San Diego police and shared the video with authorities as well. San Diego police says they are in the process of investigating the case and assigning it to an officer to look into what happened.

“I posted the video on my Instagram page and it went viral,” Saba said. “Another agent said he had been known to go to open houses and there are Facebook pages that warned people about this person. So I’m surprised he’s not been identified at this point.”

Spencer Lugash, the president of the San Diego Association of Realtors, says activity and behavior like this is not new to the industry. Incidents like this have been plaguing the industry for years.

“Unfortunately it happens more than general public realizes,” Lugash said. “I don’t want to create panic among homeowners, this is a little bit a part of life.”

While not uncommon, Lugash definitely advises homeowners to lock up any valuables and to install cameras for extra monitoring.

“They may be looking for jewelry, or money – hide away bank statements … personal information,” Lugash said. “Medication of course, people going through cabinets looking for next fix.”

Lugash maintains hosting an open house is still the best way to get maximum exposure. He says realtors take classes and participate in trainings on how to keep themselves safe during open houses as well.

“It’s about taking precautionary steps,” he added. “I’m not surprised to hear about this situation, but it isn’t all of a sudden something more than it’s ever been.”