Bystanders wave for help after vehicle crashes down cliff, California cops say

Bystanders flagged down a deputy to report a vehicle crash into a ravine, California officials reported.

The crash took place at 2:10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, on Highway 1 near Jenner, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

The deputy spotted a vehicle overturned at the bottom of the ravine and called for help from a nearby sheriff’s helicopter on patrol, officials said.

The helicopter arrived at the crash scene in nine minutes and set down on the highway to prepare for a rescue, deputies said.

A video posted to Facebook shows the helicopter lower two medics to the wreck with a 100-foot line.

The medics rescued the driver, who was hoisted to the helicopter and flown to a fire station to be taken to a hospital in an ambulance, deputies said.

No information on the driver’s medical condition was available.

Jenner is about 80 miles northwest of San Francisco.

This story was originally published December 17, 2023 at 12:58 PM with the headline "Bystanders wave for help after vehicle crashes down cliff, California cops say."