Rescuers in San Francisco saved a bikini-clad woman dangling from a treacherous cliff near an oceanside landmark — after getting caught in the violent current below,
Aerial video from the scene showed the woman clinging to the side of a cliff near the city’s iconic Cliff House restaurant, perched above the dangerous shores of Ocean Beach.
The shoeless woman was found gripping to the rocks about 70 feet below the cliff’s edge and high above the craggy waterline.
The woman was found dangling from a cliff. X/@abc7newsbayarea
A firefighter rappelled down the cliff to the woman. ABC7 News
A spokesperson for the San Francisco Fire Department exclusively revealed to The Post the woman was swimming at the dangerous beach — where several people have died in recent years — before getting caught in a rip current.
The current pulled her to an area of the beach known as Kelly’s Cove and began to drag her out to sea.
The woman attempted to save herself by climbing onto the cliffs but froze after making it a short distance up the face.
A bystander called 911 and fire crews arrived to make the rescue.
SFFD responders were seen dropping down a cable for the woman to secure herself before a firefighter rappelled down the cliff to reach her.
Fire crews helped her scale up the cliff. ABC7 NewsThe rescuer then strapped a harness and a helmet onto the her before crews were able to walk her safely back up the cliff.
Firefighters then placed the woman in an ambulance as medical workers evaluated her for injuries.
“Female patient has been retrieved from the cliff and is now being evaluated by fire personnel on scene,” SFFD spokesman Lieutenant Ken Smith said in a statement.
“There have been no injuries to any fire department members during this rescue.”
Emergency responders gave the woman a harness and helmet. X/@abc7newsbayarea
The treacherous coastline area is pounded by dangerous surf. ABC7 News
The woman was evaluated for injuries at the scene. ABC7 NewsFire officials said the woman appeared to be moving well as she climbed back up the cliff.
She was evaluated and released by a medical team at the scene.
San Francisco’s Ocean Beach is notoriously dangerous due to strong rip currents and violent waves, prompting multiple high-risk rescues each year.
Between 2014 and 2020, at least eight people died there, leading to official warnings against swimming at the beach.
A man died there in May while attempting to rescue a dog.
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