Crime & Safety

Crews Rescue 2 In Separate Cliff Incidents On Wednesday

One incident was in the Cliff House area, and the other was at Fort Funston in San Francisco.

PHOTOS: Images 1 through 4 of Cliff House-area rescue; image 5 and 6 of rescue at Fort Funston.

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SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco firefighters rescued two people on cliffs in separate incidents within about a half hour of each other Wednesday, fire officials said on Twitter.

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The first rescue began at 4:29 p.m. at Fort Funston on Fort Funston Road. The victim was rescued off a sandy cliff and was not injured, according to fire officials.

The victim was reported safe at 5:15 p.m.

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The second rescue started at 5:03 p.m. off Great Highway near the Cliff House restaurant at 1090 Point Lobos Ave. A rescue using an aerial truck's ladder was unsuccessful so firefighters used rope to get to the victim.

The victim was reported safe at 5:28 p.m. and suffered no injuries, fire officials said.