Dramatic rescue after man trapped inside a California cliff for days



After 20 hours, rescuers finally freed a man trapped inside a cliff along the San Diego coast. Officials say he fell 15 feet into a narrow hole, just over a foot wide, and told them he had been screaming for help for days. NBC News’ Liz Kreutz shares this story.

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27 comments

  1. LOL that old lady holding her mug

  2. There should be a holiday just for first responders. What a job.

  3. What's crazy and something they don't put too much emphasis on (I don't know why) but the thunderstorms and lightning were actually really bad. They were rescuing the man through heavy rain and the lightning and thunder were very present through the middle of the night. Big props!

  4. Great Job, First Responders!!!!!!

  5. ❤❤❤👏👏👏🤲🤲🤲

  6. He must have worked really hard to fall so precisely into that out-of-the-way hard-to-find tiny hole. A real testament to dedication and perseverance of the human spirit.
    Seriously, what the heck.

  7. We almost never have thunderstorms in SD, but we had a really big one that night! Way to go first responders and young dudes who heard his cry! Excellent teamwork!!!!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

  8. Thank you, gentlemen of the S D F & R – every life saved is worth the effort. Season's greetings from across the pond.

  9. Wow!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💐💐💐🫶🏻🫶🏻💋🇺🇸🌸

  10. What was he doing there in the first place?

  11. inono what he was doing in that hole but seem like a peeping creep to me

  12. Great job to the kids and the rescue team! Glad all are safe. That was some nasty weather!

  13. THANKS TO THE KIDS ALSO. IF IT WASN’T FOR THEM HE MAY NOT HAVE MADE IT.

  14. Days? Other article says 19 hours. But ok. 🤷🏻‍♂️ i guess 19 hours to days…. Ish.

  15. It’s not a miracle.
    Thank the spelunking kids!

  16. How did they even get stuck. Morons

  17. "The man fell into a hole"
    "He's been trapped for possibly days"……..
    Sounds like a dumb guy decided to go down a hole is your story

  18. Thank god he was found and saved