Man hospitalized after fall from cliff...

Man hospitalized after fall from cliff

A Laguna Beach man called police after his friend fell off a

30-foot cliff at the northern end of Three Arch Bay at 11:16 p.m.

Tuesday.

“[Emergency workers] were able to stabilize the patient and walk

him up the stairs,” said Marine Safety Chief Mark Klosterman. The

victim, who complained of lower neck pain and no feeling in his legs,

had landed on Whale Rock.

Firefighters and medics got him strapped to a backboard and into

an ambulance. The victim, who has not yet been identified, was

transported to a local hospital.

-- Mary A. Castillo