Woman rescued after car plunges and lands on a San Francisco beach

A woman has been transported to the hospital after a car went off a cliff onto a beach in San Francisco on Christmas morning, according to tweets from the city’s fire department. She was in serious condition.

The car went over a cliff at Fort Funston and landed onto the beach, the San Francisco Fire Department tweeted around 12 p.m. ET.

Fort Funston is a former harbor defense installation situated in southwest San Francisco.

It is not clear how far the woman fell or what resulted in the car going off the cliff.

The woman was rescued by first responders and was admitted to a trauma center by ground transportation.

UPDATE- PT BEING TRANSPORTED OFF BEACH ACTIVE INCIDENT @GGNRANPSAlerts https://t.co/H4YXvT4lEh pic.twitter.com/oMXqYz1xH4

— SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) December 25, 2020

Video of the accident shows the car flipped over on the beach. The tide stayed far enough out while the rescuing from first responders for helping out the woman and put her on a stretcher, an official is heard saying in the video.

“Our thanks to the men and women of @sffdpio , @GGNRANPSAlerts , and @USPP_SFFO that responded to this vehicle accident below Fort Funston. Please stay clear of vehicle while we work to remove it over the next few days,” said the Golden Gate National Park Service on Twitter.