San Diego Tribune
Helicopter called out to rescue trapped hiker
A fire-rescue helicopter was needed yesterday to rescue a hiker trapped in a crevice below the Torrey Pines Glider Port.
The man was trying to hike down the unstable 200-foot-high cliffs above Black's Beach about 10:12 a.m. when he slipped and tumbled about 20 feet, firefighters said.
"He was in a very precarious position," said lifeguard Lt. Nick Lerma.
A man who climbed up the cliffs to help the injured man became stuck, too, and had to be helped back to the beach.
The hiker was taken to a hospital for treatment of a head injury. A report on his condition was not available, but his injuries were not thought to be life-threatening.
Lerma said lifeguards are involved in about 30 cliff rescues annually.