A man was rescued by the California Highway Patrol Coastal Division after accidentally driving off a cliff and plunging 400 feet. He was stranded for two days but only suffered moderate injuries. The rescue operation was initiated after a call requesting a search for a vehicle over the side of a cliff. The man was found standing near the beach below, waving a makeshift flag, and was lifted to safety using a rope. He explained that he swerved to avoid hitting a deer, causing his vehicle to roll down the cliff's edge, and he was ejected through the sunroof during the incident.
A man was rescued by the California Highway Patrol Coastal Division after spending two days stranded next to his vehicle, which had rolled 400 feet down a cliff near Big Sur. The man, who swerved to avoid a deer, was found waving a makeshift flag next to his car and was taken to a medical center for treatment of moderate injuries.
A landslide in Dana Point has left a mansion teetering on the edge of a weakened cliff, prompting concerns about building homes on bluffs due to increasing rainfall and sea level rise. Officials have assessed the area and stated there is no imminent threat to the home, but the California Coastal Commission's executive director warns that coastal cliffs are becoming more destabilized, making it unsafe to build homes in such locations. The owner of the mansion is seeking their own assessment, and there is a growing effort to pull back developments from cliff edges.
