Crews rushed to the rescue of a man who was clinging for his life in the rapidly moving Los Angeles River.<br /><br />This video shows the moment the man was hoisted from the gushing water in the Boyle Heights area of the city.<br /><br />The river had been moving at pace as an atmospheric river hit California on Wednesday, 15 March.<br /><br />LAFD paramedics said that the man was suffering from the effects of hypothermia, and was hospitalized for further treatment.
