San Diego Firefighters, Lifeguards Rescue Fallen Tourist
Source The San Diego Union-Tribune
A 19-year-old tourist fell roughly 20 feet off a bluff at Sunset Cliffs but walked away with only minor scrapes after he was rescued Thursday night.
Jerard Hobbs, of Houston, was shooting video with friends at the popular spot when he “suddenly” fell into the water, he told San Diego News Video.
“When I fell in, all the seaweed wrapped around me,” he said. “I was just panicking at that point because I saw I actually fell off.”
The 20-foot fall was reported about 8:30 p.m. on Sunset Cliffs Boulevard near Monaco Street, said San Diego Fire-Rescue Department spokeswoman Monica Muñoz.
As curious onlookers watched, lifeguards reached the man and helped him onto some rocks before hoisting him onto the edge of the cliff. Hobbs said he suffered minor scapes on his leg.
Paramedics evaluated him at the scene before he walked away.
“I should be dead right now, but I’m really grateful,” Hobbs said.
He said he and his friends arrived in San Diego Thursday night, then added: “We’re not going back to the cliffs.”
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