The coast stayed somewhat mellow on the coast, with fewer rescues - but beachgoers in Sunset Beach witnessed one lucky pilot able to miss a lot of people at the beach when his plane lost power and he had to do an emergency landing. 
Register reporters Erin Welch and Cindy Carcamo wrote up a story about the beach conditions on the Fourth of July, showing that rescues were pretty low, especially for such a busy Friday. And fortunately, the plane pilot walked away with a few bruises, and no one on the beach was injured… but it was real close.
It was so packed, that all the hundreds of firepits at Bolsa Chica and Huntington State Beach were nabbed by 6:30 a.m., according to state lifeguard Ryan Gates. Parking was gone by 10:30 a.m.
Here’s the tally of rescues rounded up by Welch and Carcamo, as of 8 p.m. Friday:
