Crime & Safety

Teen Rescued Off Palos Verdes Estates Cliff

It was unclear how the teen became stuck on the cliff and his condition was not immediately available.

PALOS VERDES ESTATES, CA -- An 18-year-old man was plucked from a cliff in Palos Verdes Estates on Wednesday and taken to a hospital.

Firefighters responded about 5:30 p.m. to the 700 block of Paseo del Mar, where the victim was stuck about 100 feet down the cliff, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

The man was hoisted into a helicopter and taken to Torrance Memorial Medical Center, a dispatcher said.

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It was unclear how he became stuck on the cliff and his condition was not immediately available.

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