Mike Payne nearly drowns in Topanga Creek flood

Mike Payne nearly drowns in Topanga Creek flood

Mike Payne, 21, begins to slip under the raging Topanga Creek waters as he tries to cross from his home at 3727 Rodeo Grounds to safety. Mike Gray (in hat) and Roark McGonigle (behind Gray) rush to save him while a third man charges into the water with actress Sara Russell Lane. Ingrid Lindquist (in bathrobe) looks on.

1969

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Doug Andrews

Santa Monica Outlook, 1969-01-27