A famous spot in San Diego known for illegal cliff diving caught its latest victim this past weekend, with a 17-year-old boy\u2019s horrifying leap caught on video.<\/p>\n
The clip shows the teen making a running start before leaping off Sunset Cliffs<\/a> into the ocean as a crowd of onlookers take out their phones to record the stunt.<\/p>\n But instead of a smooth dive, he slams onto the edge of the rocks before flipping into the water. <\/p>\n A famous spot in San Diego known for illegal cliff diving caught its latest victim this past weekend. NBC 7 San Diego<\/p>\n The clip shows the teen making a running start before leaping off Sunset Cliffs into the ocean. NBC 7 San Diego<\/p>\n But instead of a smooth dive, he slams onto the edge of the rocks before flipping into the water. NBC 7 San Diego<\/p>\n Authorities said he was eventually rescued from the water and taken to a hospital.<\/p>\n The call came in at Saturday 4:27 p.m., San Diego Fire-Rescue<\/a> Public Information Officer Candace Hadley told NBC 7<\/a>, and he was transported at 5:16 p.m. <\/p>\n It\u2019s unclear how serious his injuries were.<\/p>\n Cliff-jumping is illegal<\/a> under city municipal code, which prohibits jumping or diving into the Pacific Ocean or Mission Bay from any natural or human-made point connected to land that is more than five feet above the water.<\/p>\n \u201cWe want locals and visitors to enjoy San Diego\u2019s coastline safely. Please stay back from cliff edges, follow all posted warnings and never jump from cliffs or other elevated areas into the water,\u201d Officer Hadley said.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia’s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Authorities said he was eventually rescued from the water and taken to a hospital. NBC 7 San Diego<\/p>\n The spot near Sunset Cliffs Boulevard has been a longtime favorite for locals and visitors to do cliff diving. NBC 7 San Diego<\/p>\n Despite the law and frequent warnings, the spot near Sunset Cliffs Boulevard has been a longtime favorite for locals and visitors to do cliff diving. People frequently jump<\/a> from an arch that extends there, even though there are signs that threaten fines<\/a> and arrests.<\/p>\n Just this past April, a section of the bluff near the arch at Sunset Cliffs broke off, raising concerns from geologist and local safety experts.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is not a place for people who have never jumped,\u201d Point Loma resident Rae-Kwon Goldsmith told CBS8<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you are an intermediate level to an expert level ok this is the perfect place for you to be jumping but if you are beginner this is not a place for you to be jumping.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you know you\u2019re jumping at this type of height and you\u2019re jumping on these cliffs you should know the risk that is associated with doing such,\u201d added Goldsmith.<\/p>\n People have died jumping at the spot, including a 15-year-old boy<\/a> who was underwater for nearly a hour in 2019.<\/p>\n According to one report<\/a>, there\u2019s been an average of five deaths and injuries annually at Sunset Cliffs between 2005 and 2017.<\/p>\n Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/p>\n California Post News: Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, TikTok<\/a>, X<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, WhatsApp<\/a>, LinkedIn<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t
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