Firefighters Rescue Man From Cliff Off Peninsula Beach: Photos

San Mateo CA

29 June, 2021

1:47 PM

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SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — Firefighters rescued a person from a cliff at Montara State Beach on Monday night along the San Mateo County coastside, briefly shutting down Highway 1. The incident was reported on the Cal Fire CZU Twitter account just before 10 p.m. Firefighters used a high angle rope rescue system to bring the person to a waiting ambulance. Around 10:45 p.m., Cal Fire reported that the person had been successfully rescued. See photos of the incident below: MONTARA BEACH INCIDENT UPDATE: Firefighters are preparing to use a high angle rope rescue system to bring the patient to a waiting ambulance. pic.twitter.com/RiwL2bIIiM— CAL FIRE CZU (@CALFIRECZU) June 29, 2021 MONTARA BEACH UPDATE: Patient has been successfully rescued from the beach and is being transfer to an ambulance. Highway 1 will fully open once firefighters cleanup their equipment. pic.twitter.com/YnZEYZaaVX— CAL FIRE CZU (@CALFIRECZU) June 29, 2021 Highway 1 reopened after firefighters cleaned up their equipment.