Man Rescued Off Marin Headlands Cliff, Another Rescued in SF Bay

MARIN COUNTY, CA, April 15, 2008 (The Boating Channel) -

The Coast Guard, working with the National Park Service, responded to a report of two people injured on the cliffs above Rodeo Beach in the Marin Headlands yesterday afternoon.

At 3:02 p.m., Monday, the Coast Guard received notification through California Highway Patrol dispatch that a male and female were in distress after falling down a steep area near the water. The Coast Guard immediately launched a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat from Station Golden Gate, and a HH-65 Dolphin Helicopter from Air Station San Francisco. The National Park Service responded from the landside, and began searching for the two people.

The crew aboard the 47-foot Motor Lifeboat visually located the two people on the cliffs above Rodeo Beach, and directed the helicopter to their location. The helicopter conducted a hoist rescue of the man, who was injured but conscious, and in stable condition.

The man was attempting to rescue the other individual, who fell from the cliffs above while the two were hiking in the area. The woman was pronounced deceased at the scene of the accident, and was hoisted off the cliff by the helicopter.

In a separate incident Sunday evening, The Coast Guard, working with the Foster City Fire Department and Coyote Point Marina Harbormaster, rescued a 20 year-old male from the San Francisco Bay.

At 7:20 p.m., Sunday, a Coast Guard Auxiliary mobile unit reported seeing a person floating 150 yards off of Coyote Point in San Mateo County. The Coast Guard immediately launched a 25-foot boat from Station San Francisco at Yerba Buena Island. The Coast Guard Auxiliarist remained on scene to maintain visual contact with the person in the water, and serve as a liaison between the Coast Guard and local authorities.

At 7:48 p.m., the Coyote Point Harbormaster got underway with two members of the Foster City Fire Department, and upon arriving on scene, was able to bring the man onboard the boat. The man was transferred to the Coast Guard boat, and taken to the Coyote Point Marina where San Mateo County Emergency Medical Services were waiting.

The man was taken to Mills Peninsula Medical Center, where he is reported to be conscious and in stable condition.