A man survived a 75-foot fall over an embankment at a popular California tourist spot over the weekend.
The Riverside County Fire Department confirmed that an adult male was rescued just after 5:30 p.m. Saturday evening after falling from a viewing platform at the summit of Palm Springs Aerial Tramway.
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Firefighters were able to rescue the man, who had no injuries, using a roping system.
“This gentleman decided to jump over the restaurant patio railing. There was snow on the other side, which was hard-pack, so he slid about 75 feet until reaching a flat area,” a spokesperson for Palm Springs Aerial Tramway described in an email to the Washington Examiner.
Inaccessible Rescue Palm Springs Aerial Tramway RPT @ 5:08 PM – Firefighters are working with a roping system to rescue a person fallen apprx 300 feet from a landing at the top of the tram. #TramIC pic.twitter.com/jYeqyIzqCV
— CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department (@CALFIRERRU) February 13, 2022
The man and another guest reportedly left the scene after the incident, as reported by the Los Angeles Times.
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway takes guests two-and-a-half miles over the Chino Canyon via tram cars and has a mountain station at the top with an observation deck.
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Palm Springs Aerial Tramway did not specify if additional safety measures would be put in place following the incident.
