Crime & Safety
2 Rescued After Vehicle Plunges Down Cliffside In Santa Cruz County
The vehicle went off a cliffside on Eureka Canyon Road, in Corralitos, north of the city of Watsonville, according to Cal Fire.
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA — A driver and passenger whose vehicle went off a cliffside in Santa Cruz County were rescued by firefighters on Saturday morning.
The vehicle went off a cliffside on Eureka Canyon Road, in Corralitos, an unincorporated area north of the city of Watsonville, according to Cal Fire.
Firefighters from Cal Fire's San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit (CZU) responded at about 8:30 a.m. and set up a rope rescue system to reach the victims, who were stuck about 400-600 feet down an embankment.
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Pajaro Valley Fire Protection District firefighters, California Highway Patrol officers and paramedics from American Medical Response also responded to assist with the rescue.
Both people were safely brought up to the road. They were taken to a hospital with minor injuries, Cal Fire said.
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