Coast Guard rescues two stranded hikers off cliff

DATE: February 26, 2009 9:21:32 PM PST

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

		Eleventh Coast Guard District
NEWS RELEASE	DATE: CONTACT:	Feb. 26, 2009 Public Affairs (510) 437-3325 or (510) 772-8865
Coast Guard rescues two stranded hikers off cliff near Tennessee Beach
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Coast Guard rescued two stranded hikers off a cliff near Tennesse Beach in the Marin Headlands today at approximately 5:30 p.m. The U.S. Park Service reported the two stranded hikers to the Coast Guard at approximately 3:30 p.m. An MH-65 rescue helicopter from Air Station San Francisco launched and arrived on scene at 5:17 p.m. The rescue helicopter hoisted one male and one female from the cliff and dropped them off at Tennessee Beach. No injuries were reported. Click on link below for video of rescue http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=480411 ###