"Officials said witnesses saw the man, later identified as Franciscus Blom, of Boulder Creek, experiencing a medical emergency before he plunged to his death, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office."
"The Devil's Slide area was for many decades an infamous stretch of Highway 1 until officials rerouted the roadway farther inland with a tunnel, converting the old road into a popular paved trail. But south of the tunnel, Highway 1 still parallels a stretch of towering cliffs overlooking a sheltered cove."
"Last year, a woman died after falling from a cliff in the Devil's Slide area, according to the San Mateo Daily Journal. It's also the area where a man, in 2023, drove his family's Tesla off a cliff, but they miraculously survived."
Franciscus Blom, 70, of Boulder Creek, died Tuesday after falling from a cliff at Devil's Slide in Pacifica, California. Witnesses reported he experienced a medical emergency before the fatal fall. Emergency responders from San Mateo County rushed to Gray Whale Cove State Beach but were unable to save him. Devil's Slide is a treacherous oceanside area known for steep terrain and multiple fatal accidents. The region was historically a dangerous stretch of Highway 1 until officials rerouted the road inland through a tunnel, converting the old highway into a paved trail. The coroner's office declined to disclose the cause or manner of death.
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