Crew airlifts driver who slid down cliff in Northern California: VIDEO

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Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Crew airlifts car wreck victim from California cliffside: VIDEO
First responders rescued a driver who went down the side of a Northern California cliff, video from the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department shows.

SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. -- First responders rescued a driver who went down the side of a cliff in Northern California on Sunday.

The Sonoma County Sheriff's Department released video of the rescue.

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Responders got an alert from the car after a crash. A GPS on the car helped direct crews on where to go.

First responders found the car 200 feet from the road.

Crews used a helicopter and set up a rope system to rescue the driver, who had serious injuries, but is expected to survive.