San Diego firefighters rescue 2 people from cliffs in La Jolla

LA JOLLA, Calif. (KGTV) — The San Diego Hearth Division rescued two individuals from the bluffs of La Jolla Saturday afternoon after they fell from the Field Canyon Path.

Based on an SDFD Twitter account, firefighters had been dispatched to the scene at 2800 Torrey Pines Scenic Drive round 2:20 p.m. Models arrived on scene by 2:35 p.m.

SDFD Marine Security Lt. Lonnie Stephens says first responders discovered a person and a lady, each of their 20s, about 15 to twenty yards aside. They’d each fallen from the Field Canyon Path, however the two weren’t collectively and didn’t know one another, based on Stephens.

The person had suffered a head harm, and the hearth division used a helicopter to fly him to Scripps Hospital La Jolla, Stephens says. The girl had accidents to her again and head. San Diego lifeguards and firefighters carried out a technical rope rescue to get all the way down to the seaside to achieve her.

First responders introduced her to security, and she or he was taken to the hospital through ambulance.

By 4:10 p.m., that rescues had been full, based on SDFD’s incident tracker.

The incident tracker says the next hearth division sources had been despatched to Torrey Pines Scenic Drive: one truck, two medics, three hearth engines and two battalion chiefs. A complete of 26 personnel had been on the scene.

Stephens says he is seen traumatic accidents from falls on this path too many occasions.

“Field Canyon Path shouldn’t be utilized by anybody. It is sandstone, there’s dangerous footing, very slippery. You will fall about 15 to twenty ft right into a ravine… very laborious fall,” he says. “Plenty of persons are out and about on the lookout for journey — Field Canyon Path just isn’t secure.”

Firefighters are warning individuals to watch out when climbing alongside steep cliffs, particularly since bigger crowds are anticipated to be out on the paths throughout hotter climate. The division says to be vigilant about your environment and at all times keep hydrated.

Stephens identified that there are a number of warning indicators within the space the place the rescues happened. He says the harmful path will get slender at sure factors, and there is no room for error.

“Don’t hike the Field Canyon Path. It is not beneficial,” he says.