Boy rescued at Monastery Beach in Carmel

UPDATE 3/29/2017 3:35 AM: Rescue crews pulled a young boy from the water Tuesday afternoon after he was swept offshore at Monastery Beach in Carmel.

Cal Fire says two rescue swimmers were able to reach the boy, who is believed to be around 9 years old, about 100 yards offshore.

The boy, his mother, and father were taken to a local hospital. There was no immediate word on the boy’s condition.

ORIGINAL STORY: A 7 year old was washed out into the ocean at Monastery Beach in Carmel, Tuesday afternoon, according to Cal Fire. Rescue crews were able to pull him out of the water a short time later, after he drifted about 50 to 100 feet out into the water.

Two rescue swimmers and a boat were launched to bring him to safety.

The boy is being taken to the hospital and crews are not clear on his condition.