Woman rescued after trying to cross active slide in Big Sur
By Ricardo Tovar
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MONTEREY COUNTY, California (KSBW) — CAL FIRE says a woman had to be rescued Thursday morning after attempting to cross Regent’s Slide.
According to CAL FIRE, the woman was trying to cross the active slide from the San Luis Obispo side to the Monterey County side when she slid down the cliff and landed on a ledge.
She was allegedly suffering from a mental health crisis and ignored Clatrans’ directions not to proceed.
The CHP H-70 helicopter assisted in extricating the patient. She was not injured.
Big Sur Volunteer Fire Brigade assisted with helping the woman onto the helicopter.
In 2024, a man attempted the same thing and also had to be rescued.
He was charged with “wanton disregard of failing to obey a person directing traffic and failing to obey the traffic signs and signals,” CHP said at the time.
Regent’s Slide has been closed since Feb. 9, 2024, after a slide closed the area. Caltrans said that a reopening date will be announced in mid-September.
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