Watch San Diego Firefighters Pull Man Stranded on Cliff

March 11, 2019
Raw video shows San Diego Fire Rescue crews using a rope and harness system to rescue a man who was stuck on the rocks above the water at La Jolla Cove.

San Diego firefighters rescued a man who became stranded on a cliff at La Jolla Cove over the weekend.

Crews responded to a call just before 7 a.m. Saturday about a man who was stuck about 35 to 40 feet down the cliff, Battalion Chief Lane Woolery said. Using a rope and harness system, firefighters were able to safely pull the individual back to the top in less than an hour.

The man was uninjured, and authorities didn't know how he became stranded, Woolery said.