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Glider Crashes Into Cliff At Torrey Pines

Gliders at Torrey Pines.
Michael Shore
Gliders at Torrey Pines.

A 51-year-old man trapped about 20 to 30 feet down from the bluff top take-off on the cliffs below Torrey Pines Gliderport at 2800 Torrey Pines Scenic Drive was rescued today.

"A call came in at 2 p.m. of a man stranded on the cliffs,'' San Diego Fire-Rescue spokesman Lee Swanson said. "A helicopter extricated him from the cliffs about 3:05 p.m. and flew him to Scripps La Jolla Hospital.''

Swanson said the rescue effort also involved lifeguards and one fire engine.

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Swanson said the extent of the unidentified man's injuries, and whether he sustained them while hang-gliding, was unclear.

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