{"id":419751,"date":"2026-07-31T17:52:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T17:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/419751\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T17:52:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T17:52:13","slug":"teen-injured-in-san-diego-sunset-cliffs-jump-details-brutal-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/419751\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen injured in San Diego Sunset Cliffs jump details brutal injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"

The boneheaded teen who jumped off San Diego\u2019s famous Sunset Cliffs<\/a>\u00a0in a viral stunt detailed his brutal injuries.<\/p>\n

The 17-year-old boy, whose has not been identified, told Fox 5<\/a> he currently can\u2019t walk without the use of a walker after the terrifying moment he hit the rocks.<\/p>\n

\u201cI slammed against the rock and I felt like paralyzed, and I couldn\u2019t move,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy lungs were burning, my ribs were burning, my spine, it was the weirdest feeling it was just burning,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The 17-year-old boy, whose has not been identified, told Fox 5 he currently can\u2019t walk without the use of a walker after the terrifying moment he hit the rocks. X\/@sasquatchvlogtv<\/p>\n

\u201cI slammed against the rock and I felt like paralyzed, and I couldn\u2019t move,\u201d he said. NBC 7 San Diego<\/p>\n

One video appears to show he hadn\u2019t fully committed to the jump before takeoff. X\/@sasquatchvlogtv<\/p>\n

The teen suffered six compression fractures to his vertebrae and required nine stitches in his foot but said he did not need surgery. <\/p>\n

Even with the pain, he reminisced on how lucky he still is.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I slipped a little bit more and I landed straight on that slab and not in the water, I would probably be paralyzed if not dead,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The jump\u2019s video\u00a0footage, captured from two different angles<\/a>, shows the 17-year-old making a run before leaping off the ledge at San Diego\u2019s famous Sunset Cliffs,<\/a> a location well-known for illegal cliff diving. <\/p>\n

One video appears to show he hadn\u2019t fully committed to the jump before takeoff, with his feet continuing a running motion after becoming airborne. The sloping sand beneath his feet may also have caught him off guard at takeoff.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The teens said they were \u201caura farming,\u201d a social media term used to describe doing something risky or impressive for clout. X\/@sasquatchvlogtv<\/p>\n

The teen suffered six compression fractures to his vertebrae and required nine stitches in his foot but said he did not need surgery. X\/@sasquatchvlogtv<\/p>\n

Instead of a smooth dive, he slams onto the edge of the rocks before bouncing into the water. Authorities said he was eventually rescued from the water and taken to a hospital.<\/p>\n

Cliff-jumping is illegal<\/a>\u00a0under 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

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\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 \u00a0San Diego Fire-Rescue<\/a>\u00a0Public Information Officer Candace Hadley said.<\/p>\n

Still, the incident hasn\u2019t seemed to deter other daredevil teens.<\/p>\n

Fox 5 visited the cliffs days later after the viral jump and found teens still doing cliff diving<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The teens said they were \u201caura farming,\u201d a social media term used to describe doing something risky or impressive for clout.<\/p>\n

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