Two stranded hikers rescued after one slid 100ft down cliff in California

Rescue mission off Lost Coast Trail required US Coast Guard, fire department, helicopter team and swimmers

Two hikers were rescued from California's rugged and remote north coast over the weekend after one of them slid more than 100ft (30 metres) down a steep cliff and was clinging to a near vertical" bluff with hiking poles, authorities said.

The Shelter Cove fire department and a US Coast Guard team responded to a call on Saturday afternoon for a hiker stranded on a cliff near the Lost Coast Trail, which traces more than 50 miles (80km) of the wild and undeveloped coast in far northern California, in the King Range national conservation area. The difficult terrain and conditions required a highly technical" rescue operation that included a boat, jet ski and several rescue swimmers as well as a helicopter team, the agencies said.