A man drowned in the waters near the Sutro Baths on Saturday afternoon, after falling off a cliff at approximately 4:35pm.
According to ABC7, a witness made an emergency call to report a man falling off a 50-100 foot cliff and into the choppy waters. The man may have hit his head on the rocks as he fell.
SURF RESCUE 2 victims one of which fell off cliffs RESCUE IN PROGRESS SUTRO BATHS 1655 Hrs pic.twitter.com/Nk1g2iJEr4
— San Francisco Fire (@sffdpio) July 30, 2016
Despite immediate attempts at a rescue by the Coast Guard, the National Park Service, the San Francisco Fire Department, and other agencies, the man did not survive the fall. He was found face-down in the water by two members of the National Park Service's Coast Guard.
#SR7301 UPDATE I victim face down In water another on cliffs NPS Beach Patrol SFFD AND USCG on scene 1658 Hrs https://t.co/3npklIlC7w
— San Francisco Fire (@sffdpio) July 30, 2016
In a statement to the Chronicle, SFFD spokesman Jonathan Baxter called the rescue "heroic."
“The two put their lives in danger to make sure he had a chance to live,” Baxter told the Chronicle. “They swam without wetsuits, in shorts without shirts, and really did a heroic job.”
The man's companion, a woman, was also rescued from the cliffs. She was not injured and refused medical treatment.
#SR7301 UPDATE Surf Rescue 1 male adult FATALITY. CLIFF Rescue Of female companion successful no injury. https://t.co/mceO46Opyy
— San Francisco Fire (@sffdpio) July 31, 2016
Here's a video report from Hoodline's content partner ABC7.
