A driver is recovering after spending two days on a cliff after his car fell hundreds of feet into a California hillside.
The unidentified man told rescue workers that he was driving home in Monterey County late Sunday night when he swerved and veered off the road to avoid hitting a deer. The driver said he was thrown through the car’s sunroof.
California Highway Patrol (CHP) Coastal Air Operations said in a Facebook post that it received a call from Pacific Grove Police Department requesting a helicopter to fly the coastline from Post Ranch in Big Sur to Monastery Beach in Carmel on Tuesday morning. in a Facebook post. -By the Sea, California. It was reported that a vehicle may have driven past a Post Ranch employee after he left Sunday night and did not return home.
A CHP plane was already in the area for another call and responded to the area to search the cliffs below Highway 1, where the vehicle was seen flying about 400 feet over the side near the beach below. It was located.
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The man’s car was found about 400 feet off a cliff in Monterey County, California. (CHP Monterey)
A helicopter, which was initially requested, also subsequently responded to the scene.
“Once the H-70 arrived, the Big Sur Fire Chief roped down the victim and began assessing his injuries,” the CHP said on Facebook, along with a video of the rescue showing the man being pulled to safety. did.
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Both a CHP helicopter and plane assisted in the rescue. (CHP Monterey)
The California Highway Patrol said on Facebook that multiple agencies responded to the scene and assisted in the rescue. (CHP Monterey)
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The man was taken to a hospital for treatment of moderate injuries, according to CHP.
