A gutsy teen decided to try his luck at climbing the cliffs at the north end of Ocean Beach today. End result? Rescue by the SFFD. Youtuber omc411 shot the video above and described the incident:
Teenager tried to scale the cliff with no shoes. Got close to the top then got stuck. Rocks were falling down and he slipped a few times but was able to wait 30 minutes for the fire crew to show up.
Does this story sound familiar? That’s because the exact same thing happened in early January when a man tried scaling the cliff face.
One more time, folks. Ocean Beach cliffs: not made for climbing!
Thanks to RichmondSFBlog reader Mike for sending this in.
Sarah B.
Honestly, the SFFD ought to charge these people for their foolishness…
I agree, these idiots should pay for rescue.
Hmm, do they not pay the City?! Agree with previous posters that they should. I’m never one for more regulations but think a nice visible sign saying “Cliff climbers will be fined $5,000” ought to do the trick. I think posting a DO NOT CLIMB sign by itself will only entice more dingbats to tackle the “challenge”.
Also, anybody see this??? Seems a bit too coincidental to happen again the very next day…
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/04/04/stranded-teen-rescued-from-cliff-near-ocean-beach/
@Mike – I think CBS just had the times wrong in their story (5:15am instead of 5:15pm). Theirs is referring to the same incident.
Sarah B.