Two rescues on the cliffs of Lands End on Sunday

An 18-year old man was rescued early Monday morning from the cliffs of Lands End. Photo: KTVU

The unseasonably warm weather on Sunday brought big crowds out to Lands End and its coastal trails.

Rescue crews were busy too, plucking stranded hikers off the cliffs in two separate incidents.

The first rescue took place near the Legion of Honor Museum at about 5pm on Sunday. A woman had to be rescued after getting stuck while trying to climb a cliff near the Eagle’s point area.

“If she had fallen she could have certainly been hurt maimed or killed because there was nothing but rocks below, rocks and water,” said Battalion Chief Khai Ali.

The woman had a few scrapes and bruises but otherwise was okay.

The second rescue took place in the middle of the night. Two men were on a midnight hike near the labyrinth when one of them slipped and fell nearly 300 feet down the cliff. The 18-year old man ended up near the water’s edge, and was finally rescued around 1:30am.

“He was pretty banged up, but alive. We brought him down the water and rescue swimmers came out, packaged him up, and took him out on the rescue boat, “ said Ali.

Fire officials say they were calling the man’s name for a long time, before they finally located him on the coastline.

The cliffs around the labyrinth is known as “Dead Man’s Point”, and is known for being slippery and precarious for hikers. Earlier this month, a teen brother and sister had to be rescued from the same area after falling. Rescuers used the teen’s cell phone signals to confirm their location. Neither was seriously injured.

Sarah B.

An overview of the labyrinth above Mile Rock Beach, aka “Dead Man’s Point”. Photo” SFGate