Driver stranded on Big Sur cliffside for 2 days after veering off roadway
The California Highway Patrol rescued a driver who veered off a cliff in Big Sur after trying to avoid a deer on the roadway.
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The California Highway Patrol rescued a driver who veered off a cliff in Big Sur after trying to avoid a deer on the roadway.
Elizabeth Cook reports on an incredible rescue of a driver who plummeted nearly 500 feet over a cliff in Monterey County.
Elizabeth Cook reports on landslides closing additional sections of Highway 1 in Big Sur area.
While State Highway 1 remains closed after rock slides caused by this winter's heavy rains, crews have repaired a sinkhole on the highway several miles south of the ongoing closure.
Caltrans prompted a full closure of Highway 1 in Monterey County due to a sinkhole that appeared in the center of the roadway on Sunday morning.
The northern closure limit of state Highway 1 in Monterey County along the Big Sur coast has been moved 10 miles south to the Lime Creek Bridge, Caltrans said Wednesday.
The California Highway Patrol was lifting supplies by helicopter Friday to residents affected by closures on state Highway 1 due to major slides near the Big Sur coast, Monterey County officials said.
As residents and businesses in Big Sur brace for long-term isolation due to slides along state Highway 1, helicopters are being loaded to fly in food, medication and other essential items.
