San Francisco fire crews rescued a woman who had gone over a cliff and was stuck on rocks above crashing ocean waves on March 25, 2026. The rescue occurred near the Cliff House at Lands End.
Television news helicopters captured the scene of the woman holding onto the rocks as ocean waves lapped below. The woman was wearing a bikini and was barefoot.
A firefighter climbed toward the woman after rappelling down the rocks. The rescuer harnessed the woman in ropes and a helmet before beginning to move her up toward the roadway. Minutes later, the woman was atop the cliff.
After being brought to the top of the cliff, the woman was placed in an ambulance headed to a hospital. The woman's identity was not known at the time of the rescue.
The Cliff House is located above Ocean Beach on San Francisco's northwestern side. The Cliff House building is owned by the National Park Service.
Locals and tourists hike near the Lands End lookout overlooking the Pacific Ocean in the area around the Cliff House.