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Watch CA Crews Rescue Man after Car Goes over Cliff

Nov. 5, 2021

Firefighters used a rope-and-pulley system to rescue a man whose vehicle went over a cliffside near Pacifica and plummeted into the water below.

Video from CAL FIRE CZU San Mateo-Santa Cruz.

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A tree worker who fell 100 feet into a crevice was rescued by an operation that involved Kingston, Bloomington and other crews.

Photos: Worker Rescued from Crevice by Kingston, NY, Rope Rescue Team

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Ice rescue technicians from a number of departments assisted with the recovery of an occupied vehicle from Cheat Lake on Sunday.

Photos: Ice Rescue Crews Recover Occupied SUV from Frozen Lake in Monongalia County, WV

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