Man Stranded on California Cliff Lifted to Safety

A man stranded on a California cliff had to be rescued by a helicopter crew last week.

Video released by the California Highway Patrol shows an officer being lowered from a helicopter to retrieve the man that was balanced on a ledge.

The man is secured in a harness and then both are flown to safety. The rescue happened Thursday evening.

The man was about halfway down a 500-foot cliff. A fisherman had spotted him and called the local fire department, which realized the man could not be retrieved from the ground.