A driver was rescued Friday after his car plunged more than 500 feet off a cliff on Mount Tamalpais in the Bay Area, authorities said.
Multiple agencies responded to the crash around 7:53 p.m. in the area of ​​Ridgecrest Drive in Marin County, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook. According to the sheriff’s office, three US Air Force airmen had witnessed the vehicle go over the cliff and tried to render aid before first responders arrived.
A Marin County Fire Department captain rappelled to the car and began life-saving measures for the victim, the sheriff’s office said. The vehicle was 530 feet down the hill and wedged between a broken tree and the hillside.
A paramedic and extrication teams were deployed to the car using a 200-foot line, the sheriff’s office said. The person was seriously injured and was removed from the car and placed on a stretcher, according to the sheriff’s office. The person was moved through the long line to an ambulance and was flown by helicopter to a trauma center.
Authorities also rescued a first responder by helicopter who was injured trying to reach the car.
