Person Dies in Fall From Point Loma Bluff

San Diego, CA — A person died in a fall Tuesday afternoon from a Point Loma sea bluff, a San Diego Fire-Rescue Department spokesman said.

A rescue effort had been under way in the 700 block of Sunset Cliffs Boulevard, near Ladera Street in Point Loma, but the person was pronounced dead at the scene.

As of 3:30 p.m., rescuers had been working to stabilize the patient, who initially was unconscious following the accident, before a helicopter airlifted him to a hospital.

The victim's identity was not immediately available.

— City News Service contributed to this report.