A driver was rescued after his vehicle veered off Highway 1 near Big Sur and plummeted several hundred feet down a cliffside. The incident occurred as the driver attempted to avoid hitting a group of deer on the road. He spent two nights alone on the side of the coastal cliff before first responders were able to rescue him. The California Highway Patrol reported that rescue crews hoisted the man to safety, and he was found to have survived being ejected through the rooftop of his car during the fall. The rescue operation took place between Big Sur and Carmel, where the man's vehicle had rolled down the cliff after swerving to avoid the deer.
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The California Highway Patrol says its rescue crews hoisted a man to safety two days after his vehicle veered off the road and rolled down a cliff along the coast between Big Sur and Carmel. The man told authorities he had swerved to avoid a deer. https://t.co/4SOirV4Wp6
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Driver survives being ejected through rooftop, falling over Big Sur cliff. https://t.co/1ldloKL5Pj Click the image to read more:
First responders rescued a driver who spent two nights alone on the side of a coastal cliff in the Big Sur area after veering off Highway 1 while trying to avoid deer in the roadway, officials said. https://t.co/KB5oUeXV88
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