A hiker was killed and three of his friends were injured after falling off a cliff in southern California. The four friends were reportedly hiking on Sunday evening at around 11 p.m.
in the Palos Verdes Estates when the tragedy occurred. Speaking with NBC Los Angeles, one of the survivors, Vincent Avila, said he and his friends were hanging out by the cliffs when one of his female pals went to use the restroom outside in the dark and suddenly slipped over the edge.
The three others soon rushed to try and help the woman but ended up falling over the 300 feet drop, too. Despite losing his shoes and phone during the fall, Vincent managed to climb back up to the top of the cliff, where he was able to find some help at around 4:40 a.m.
Per CBS News, a rescue mission was soon underway with fire crews descending down the rock face using a rope system to get the others.
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