Ocean Beach Lifeguard and EMT

Other

1/18/2004

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor

On January 18, 2004, Emergency Medical Technician Matt Wilson of the City of Imperial Beach Public Safety Department responded to a cry for help from a boy who witnessed his three teenage friends jump into the turbulent and icy waters of Imperial Beach. After calling for backup, Matt Wilson proceeded to jump into the ocean three separate times, rescuing each of the victims from being crushed into the Municipal Pier by the deadly eight foot waves.