After an individual became stranded on a cliff along Dead Man’s Point in California, first responders completed a complex rescue that took over several hours amid severe weather.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – First responders in California completed an extremely complex technical cliff rescue for a stranded person over the weekend.
Members of the San Francisco Fire Department and U.S. Coast Guard leaped into action on Saturday after receiving a call regarding an individual stuck on a cliff along the coast of Dead Man’s Point.
A helicopter was initially used in an attempt at an aerial rescue. Still, dense fog forced officials to abort the mission for safety reasons, according to the fire department.
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As time waned and the cliff on which the victim was stranded became increasingly unstable, the individual slid down the cliff face in a controlled descent and landed on the shoreline with minor injuries.
The San Francisco Fire Department helped rescue a stranded individual along a cliff at Dead Man’s Point.
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Footage shared by the San Francisco Fire Department shows rescue swimmers meeting the victim along the unstable, rocky and slick terrain with low visibility at the shore of Dead Man’s Point, accompanied by a rescue boat.
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Upon arrival, first responders helped the person through the heavy surf and back to the rescue boat, where they were treated and taken to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.
A rescue boat is on standby as first responders swim to a stranded victim on a cliff.
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One of the rescue swimmers also sustained minor non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to the hospital.
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Through careful planning by rescue technicians, the person was saved after several hours despite severe weather conditions, avoiding serious injuries for all involved.
