Crime & Safety
Cliff Rescue at Mussel Rock Saves Hiker Found in a Cave
The victim was transported by ambulance to a local hospital with serious injuries.
A hiker who had fallen approximately 150 to 200 feet down the side of a cliff at Mussel Rock in Daly City was rescued by fire officials and paramedics on Sunday, according to Clyde Preston, safety inspector for the North County Fire Authority.
At about 4:37 a.m. three fire companies, one technical rescue unit and one chief officer responded to the cliff rescue at Mussel Rock, where firefighters and paramedics proceeded to repel over the edge and down the cliff to search for the hiker.
However, due to rising tides and steep terrain, they were unable to locate him.
A Coast Guard helicopter was requested and with a rescue swimmer the hiker was soon discovered in a cave.
Coast Guard and firefighter/paramedics using a rescue basket, air lifted the injured patient to the Mussel Rock parking lot where the victim was treated by firefighter/paramedics at the scene.
The patient was then transported by ambulance to a local hospital with serious injuries.
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