Crime & Safety
1 Killed After Car Plunges 500 Feet Off Highway 1 In Big Sur
First responders found the vehicle, which had gone off a cliff and plunged more than 500 feet, ending up on the rocks below.
February 11, 2026
Authorities on the Central Coast have recovered a body after a car plunged several hundred feet off Highway 1 in Big Sur Tuesday afternoon.
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According to the Monterey County Sheriff's Office, dispatchers received several 911 calls around 4:22 p.m. Tuesday reporting that a vehicle had gone off the roadway near Hurricane Point, about a mile south of the Bixby Creek Bridge. Callers said they believed the vehicle had entered the water.
The sheriff's office, along with Big Sur Fire, established a unified command, coordinating search and rescue efforts.
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