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Man Rescued After Car Plunges 400 Feet Down California Cliff

The rescue operation was initiated after the man, missing for two days, was spotted by a CHP aircraft.

  • A man was rescued two days after his car plunged 400 feet down a California cliff, following a swerve to avoid deer.
  • The California Highway Patrol's Coastal Division Air Operations Unit conducted the rescue after the man was spotted waving a makeshift flag beside his wrecked vehicle.
  • The man, an employee at the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur, had been missing since leaving work late Sunday night.
  • Despite the dramatic fall and being stranded for two days, the man suffered only moderate injuries and was stable at the point of rescue.
  • Multiple agencies, including the Big Sur Fire Department, participated in the complex rescue operation.
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