Man dies after car goes over Devil's Slide cliff in San Mateo County
A man is dead after his car went over the Devil's Slide cliff in San Mateo County, authorities say.
The call came in shortly before 12:40 p.m. that a car went over the side of Highway 1 and landed 200 feet down at Gray Whale Cove near Pacifica.
Officials found a man inside the car and extricated him, but he was declared dead at around 1:45 p.m.
UPDATE: One lane traffic control is in effect at Gray Whale Cove on Highway 1 in @sanmateoco Firefighters have reached the vehicle over the cliff 200ft down, and a CHP helicopter has lowered one person onto the rocks where the vehicle has landed. Multiple agencies are on scene. pic.twitter.com/uTJUTvPGa8
— CAL FIRE CZU (@CALFIRECZU) April 18, 2024
Crews are on-site to recover the vehicle. One-way traffic is currently in place in the area.
No cause for the crash has been identified at this time.
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This story is developing and will be updated with more information.