1 found dead, 3 injured below Los Angeles County ocean cliff

PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters found one person dead and three others injured on a beach at the bottom of a Southern California ocean cliff early Monday, authorities said.

Palos Verdes Estates police called the Los Angeles County Fire Department at 4:42 a.m. to report a possible person “over the side” and firefighters found the four people 300 feet (91 meters) down the cliff, said fire dispatch supervisor Martin Rangel.

One person was dead, two had trauma and one had minor injuries, Rangel said.

The victims were only described as two females and two males. TV news helicopters showed a fire helicopter hoisting victims to rescue vehicles at the top of the cliff.

Rangel said he did not know how the incident occurred.

Palos Verdes Estates is on the Palos Verdes Peninsula at the south end of LA County. A trail runs along the bluff top high above the Pacific.