SAILOR RESCUED FROM ISLAND AS WILDFIRE BURNS IN NATIONAL PARK

Added: 2026-05-21

[00:00:00]The US Coast Guard rescued a shipwrecked sailor after he crashed on Santa Rosa Island where a large wildfire is burning. The man reportedly fired several emergency flares to signal for help after being stranded on the island according to CNN affiliate KABC citing the Coast Guard. While the Coast Guard says the fire is under investigation, Cal Fire says the fire is human-caused.

[00:00:23]Fire officials say the Santa Rosa Island fire has now [music] burned nearly 17,000 acres of Channel Islands National Park. The Channel Islands have been nicknamed the Galapagos of North America due to the 145 species of plants and animals that aren't found anywhere else on Earth. As of Tuesday night, it is only 26% [music] contained.