Bikini-clad girl saved in San Francisco cliff rescue

Rescuers in San Francisco saved a bikini-clad girl dangling from a treacherous cliff close to an oceanside landmark Wednesday afternoon.

Aerial video from the scene exhibits the lady clinging to the facet of a cliff close to the town’s iconic Cliff Home restaurant, perched above the damaging shores of Ocean Seaside.

The shoeless girl was found gripping to the cliffside about 70 ft down from the highest of the craggy cliff and excessive above the rocky waterline of the Pacific Ocean.

SF Fireplace Division responders had been seen dropping down a rescue cable for the lady to safe herself, after which a firefighter rappelled down the cliff to achieve her.  

The rescuer then strapped a harness and a helmet onto the her earlier than crews had been in a position to stroll her safely again up the cliff and away from hazard.

Firefighters then positioned the lady in an ambulance as medical employees evaluated her for any accidents.

SFFD officers mentioned the lady was rescued at 4:50 p.m.

It was not instantly clear how the unidentified girl ended up on the rocks.

“Feminine affected person has been retrieved from the cliff and is now being evaluated by hearth personnel on scene,” SFFD spokesman Lieutenant Ken Smith mentioned in a press release.

“There have been no accidents to any hearth division members throughout this rescue.”

Fireplace officers mentioned the lady gave the impression to be transferring effectively as she climbed again up the cliff, however her medical situation remained unknown.

San Francisco’s Ocean Seaside is notoriously harmful attributable to sturdy rip currents and violent waves, prompting a number of high-risk rescues annually.

Between 2014 and 2020, at the very least eight individuals died there, resulting in official warnings towards swimming on the seaside.

A person died there in Could whereas trying to rescue a canine.

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