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- The man said he was ejected from the vehicle’s sunroof
- The vehicle fell approximately 400 feet, according to rescuers
- He was taken to the hospital but is expected to recover
(NewsNation) — Authorities say a man was rescued two days after a Central California car crash left him at the bottom of a Big Sur cliff.
The man said he was driving home from work Sunday night when he swerved to avoid a deer on the roadway, causing him to veer off the road completely and roll down a cliff. He said he was ejected out of the car’s sunroof as it rolled hundreds of feet.
A California Highway Patrol plane that was already on another call altered its route to search for the vehicle. The aircraft found a car that had fallen about 400 feet down a cliff about 20 minutes after the request came in.
He was stuck at the bottom of the cliffside, which contains no trails or visibility from the road, for more than 30 hours.
He was taken to the hospital with moderate injuries but is expected to recover.
NewsNation affiliate KTLA in Los Angeles contributed to this report.
