A driver was rescued early Friday after his vehicle plunged more than 200 feet off a cliff on Highway 1 near Devil's Slide along the rugged San Mateo /County coast.
The Coastside Fire Protection District said it received a 911 call at 8:30 a.m. reporting the vehicle at the base of the cliff.
"Upon investigation, we found a vehicle down on the beach, approximately 500 feet," said Coastside Fire Capt. Joe Santos."We sent people down to evaluate and see if we had a viable patient." Aerial view of car on Gray Whale Cove State Beach after plunging over a cliff off Highway 1 at Devil's Slide, September 30, 2022.Cal Fire said its firefighters rappelled down the cliff to reach the vehicle that had crashed onto Gray Whale Cove State Beach at the base of the cliff.
Once on scene, the firefighters extricated the male driver from the vehicle and stabilized him. He was placed in a basket on the beach, lifted into a helicopter and taken to the hospital for treatment.Traffic was impacted on Hwy 1 along Devil's Slide for more than 2 hours as firefighters worked to rescue a patient trapped in a wrecked vehicle at the bottom of the cliff. This rescue was a team effort, from the witnesses who reported the crash, to the first responders on scene.
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