Crime & Safety
Man Trapped On Santa Monica Bluffs Is Rescued By Firefighters
The man was located approximately 30 feet down from the top in a "precarious portion of the extremely steep hillside," fire officials said.
SANTA MONICA, CA – Santa Monica firefighters were called at 12:33 p.m. to respond to the 1100 block of Ocean Avenue for a report of a person was trapped mid-way down the Santa Monica bluffs overlooking the Pacific Coast Highway Monday. Initial fire units spotted the man approximately 30 feet down from the top, located in a "precarious portion of the extremely steep hillside," according to the Santa Monica Fire Department.
Members of the SMFD’s Urban Search & Rescue team quickly established a high-angle rope rescue system to lower a rescuer down to the victim in order to secure him and prevent him from falling, the press release said.
It took 20 firefighters approximately 32 minutes from the initial calls to when the victim was safely
removed from the hillside.
The victim was a male in his late 20’s who was evaluated by Paramedics and taken into custody by Santa Monica police officers, according to SMFD.
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Incident Alert: Ocean Ave X Wilshire. 1 male victim trapped over the side on bluff. Firefighters performing high angle rope rescue to secure victim. Unk injuries. Please avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/gDAZepJckm
— Santa Monica Fire (@santamonicafd) May 7, 2018
Main photos courtesy of Santa Monica Fire Department
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