Two police officers saved from pier drowning

Local authorities rescued two off-duty Inglewood police officers Sunday night, saving them from drowning in big surf and a strong rip current at the Manhattan Beach pier.Authorities did not know why IPD officers John Thompson, 32, and Dustin Wise, 29, decided to take a dip in the rough, 58 degree water. Police reports indicated that both men had been drinking alcohol before they entered the water.Although L.A. County Lifeguard Captain Mike Patterson called the incident a “pier jump res