Emergency crews rescue woman who fell off cliff near Spooner’s Cove

Cal Fire and other local first responders rescued a woman who fell off a cliff in Montaña De Oro State Park in Los Osos on Tuesday evening.

According to a Cal Fire tweet around 7:30 p.m., crews responded to the Spooner’s Cove area of the park for reports of a woman over the side of the cliff.

Rescuers made contact with her shortly after and determined that she had major injuries.

By 8:30 p.m., she was safely rescued from the cliff and then transported to a local hospital.

The San Luis Obispo County Urban Search and Rescue Team, Five Cities Fire Authority, San Luis Obispo City Fire Department, California Highway Patrol and California State Parks all assisted in the response.

This story was originally published July 7, 2020 at 8:28 PM.

Kaytlyn Leslie

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Kaytlyn Leslie writes about business and development for The San Luis Obispo Tribune. Hailing from Nipomo, she also covers city governments and happenings in San Luis Obispo. She joined The Tribune in 2013 after graduating from Cal Poly with her journalism degree.