A woman was rescued earlier this week from getting stuck on a cliff in San Francisco after a water current swept her, according to fire officials.
Shortly after 3 p.m. on Wednesday, fire crews were alerted to a 911 call about a woman stuck on a cliff near the Cliff House on the western edge of the city. According to Lt. Mariano Elias of the San Francisco Fire Department, their crews arrived in the area, and they were directed to the woman’s location.
They found her stuck on the cliff and she was wearing a bikini. Fire crews set up a rope system to lower a firefighter-paramedic to rescue the awaiting victim. He was lowered about 70 feet to reach the woman, who was clipped into a harness before she was raised. The woman was then evaluated for medical issues, but she declined treatment.
“She thanked the firefighters and walked away,” Elias said.
According to Elias, the woman was a tourist who went for a swim, but the current swept her away from where she entered the water.
“She then decided to climb up the rocks and then got stuck in that location,” Elias said.
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