Four people rescued after Tesla plunges off California cliff

Via SWNS

Four people - including two children - were rescued after the Tesla they were traveling in plunged 250 feet off a cliff on the coast of California.

Witnesses called 911 after the vehicle went over the cliff on State Route 1, at Devil's Slide, between San Francisco and Half Moon Bay, California, shortly after 11 a.m., on Jan. 2.

The California Highway Patrol, the U.S. Coast Guard and multiple fire agencies responded to the scene.

Cal Fire Coastside Fire Incident Commander Brian Pottenger revealed damage to the vehicle indicated it “flipped several times” before landing mostly on its wheels.

First responders spotted movement in the front seat and called helicopters in to rescue survivors.

Firefighters rappelled down to the crash site and hoisted the two children, believed to be a 4-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy, up in a Stokes basket.

Video shared by the California Highway Patrol Golden Gate Division Air Operations shows a CHP helicopter lowering an El Cerrito Fire Helicopter Rescue Technician to the scene to assist the rescue of the two adults.

They were transferred to a Stanford Life Flight Helicopter and flown to Stanford Medical Center, while the children were transported by ambulance.

All four were in stable condition, according to fire officials.

Brian Pottenger said: “We were actually very shocked when we found survivable victims in the vehicle. So that actually was a hopeful moment for us.”

The California Highway Patrol San Francisco is investigating the crash.