Couple Injured From Dana Point Cliff Fall

DANA POINT, CA - A Couple enjoying the sunset from Dana Point harbor suffered disaster Friday when they fell from the gazebo they were in, according to reports.

A man and a woman were seriously hurt when they fell from a 300-foot cliff above Dana Point Harbor, authorities said.

Firefighters were dispatched to Dana Point Harbor at just after 9 p.m. Friday for an assist after someone reported hearing calls for help, said Captain Paul Holaday of the Orange County Fire Authority.

Responders found the victims, a man and woman in their 20s, had fallen from a cliff.

A sheriff's official said the pair had fallen from a gazebo overlooking the harbor.

The woman landed about 30 feet from the top of the cliff and rescuers used a rope system to bring her to the top, Holaday said. The man fell about 200 feet, landing in some brush and a rescuer was lowered to free him and take him to the base of the cliff.

The man and woman were taken to a hospital as trauma patients but their conditions were not available.

It wasn't clear how the pair fell but sheriff's officials said drugs and alcohol were not believed to be factors.