Male Victim Pronounced Dead After Falling 40 Feet off Cliff in Isla Vista
Incident Reported Shortly Before 11 P.M. Saturday on Del Playa Drive
An unidentified man fell from an oceanside cliff on the 6700 block of Del Playa Drive in Isla Vista late Saturday evening, according to Santa Barbara County Fire spokesperson Captain Scott Safechuck.
County firefighters were dispatched to Del Playa Drive at 10:53 p.m. after reports that a man had fallen off the cliff. According to Safechuck, the man fell at least 40 feet to the beach below whereupon citizen bystanders began performing CPR before first responders arrived.
The man was pronounced dead on the scene by county firefighters who transferred the investigation to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office, which has yet to release any information regarding the incident or details about the victim involved.
