One person has died following an incident in which a vehicle drove off a cliff on West Cliff Drive near Steamer Lane, Santa Cruz authorities said.
Santa Cruz Regional 911 received a call around 12:50 a.m. Thursday, and units from multiple agencies responded, including all five units from the Santa Cruz Fire Department (four engines and a ladder truck, plus a battalion chief), three units from the Central Fire District of Santa Cruz County, a battalion chief from the Scotts Valley Fire Department and units from the Santa Cruz Police Department, according to a news release.
Crews found one victim who had escaped from the vehicle and received a report that another victim was still inside. Four rescue swimmers from SCFD went into the water to search for the victim.
They located and extracted the second victim, and the swimmers confirmed no other victims were in the car.
The first victim who escaped the vehicle sustained minor injuries. The second victim was transported to a nearby medical facility, but later passed away there, according to the release.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information is available.
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