Coast Guard Responding to Vehicle Accident

MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. – The Coast Guard is currently responding to a car that drove off a cliff near Cape Mendocino, CA. A Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay helicopter was diverted from a training flight and is currently on scene. The aircraft’s rescue swimmer was lowered to the vehicle and is treating the car’s occupant. Local EMS are not yet on scene. A second Coast Guard helicopter is enroute to the scene to assist.