An individual was rescued by helicopter on Sunday from rocks below Highway 1 south of Stinson Beach in Marin County, officials said.
An individual was rescued by helicopter on Sunday from rocks below Highway 1 south of Stinson Beach in Marin County, officialsThe California Highway Patrol said on Facebook that it received a report of a person stranded at Red Rock Beach at 3:14 p.m.
A CHP helicopter along with first responders from Marin County Fire Department and Stinson Beach Fire Protection District responded to the scene. A video shared by CHP shows the helicopter flying to the scene and dropping a rope with a basket attached at the end onto the rocks. Firefighters then put the person into the basket and he was hoisted into the aircraft.
The helicopter landed on Highway 1 where the individual was put into an ambulance and transported to a local hospital in"moderate distress," CHP said. "This rescue was a great example of state, county, and local responders working together to rescue someone who was in need," CHP said.
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