Individual hospitalized after 100-foot fall from San Francisco cliff

A person fell nearly 100 feet from a cliff near the USS San Francisco Memorial at Lands End on Memorial Day. Initial reports described a child falling 70 to 100 feet from a trail in the war memorial area. Fire crews arrived within minutes, interviewed witnesses, and located a young adult below the cliff who was not moving. Access to the cliff edge is blocked by cables near Sutro Baths, but it remained unclear how the fall occurred. SFFD conducted cliff rescue training in the same area over the weekend. Rescue crews rappelled to the victim, and CHP air support transported a helicopter rescue technician and helped complete the rescue quickly. The person was taken to a local hospital with traumatic injuries; their condition was not released.

"The calls were "first reported as a child falling 70 to 100 feet down a cliff from a trail in the war memorial area," Ayers told SFGATE. "Crews arrived on scene within less than five minutes from the Richmond District stations, Station 34 and Station 14, and they were able to interview witnesses and pinpoint a location where they discovered one subject down, not moving, below the cliff.""

"Ayers said the individual was a young adult and said it was unclear how they fell from the cliffs. There are cables that block access to the cliffs' edge from the memorial site close to Sutro Baths that overlooks the ocean. Ayers said the SFFD is well-trained in cliff rescue and had conducted a training drill in the same area over the weekend."

"In addition to rescue crews, who rappelled down to the victim, CHP air support also responded to the scene. "The CHP H30 helicopter from Napa was clearing another emergency and responded to our incident, where they picked up one of our helicopter rescue technicians at Crissy Field, and then flew less than four minutes to the scene, and were able to rescue the subject in less than 10 minutes by getting into the ambulance," Ayers told SFGATE."

"The rescued individual was taken to a local hospital with traumatic injuries. Their current condition has not been released. The individual fell near the USS San Francisco Memorial, a popular destination during Memorial Day. On Sunday, hundreds showed up as part of an observance to honor the sailors who died while serving during World War II, according to KNTV-TV."

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