SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- A dramatic scene unfolded Thursday night, as rescue crews worked to pull a 19-year-old man out of the water near Sunset Cliffs.
Gerard Hobbs was trying to snap a picture of his friend at Sunset Cliffs when he fell nearly 20 feet and into the water.
Scene at Sunset Cliffs, 19-year-old man fell off cliffs, broke leg. @10News pic.twitter.com/XSJcob5zEp
— Anthony Pura (@10NewsPura) August 4, 2017
Thankfully, he's able to smile about it.
"It's pretty fine," he said, laughing. "I'm fine."
Hobbs says he and a friend were down the cliff taking pictures at sunset when suddenly -the rocks beneath him gave way.
"We were filming a video we were making and I ended up falling in," Hobbs said. "when I felt the sea weed was wrapping around me and I started panicking."
Initially, 10News Reporter Anthony Pura thought the 19-year-old broke his leg in the fall. But Hobbs said he was lucky. He's walking away with a sore leg and a few scratches.
"Yeah...I should be dead right now," he said. "I'm grateful for everything."
19-year-old visiting from Houston was taking pictures at Sunset Cliffs when he fell. He hurt his leg but is okay. @10News pic.twitter.com/uVQrEjw58V
— Anthony Pura (@10NewsPura) August 4, 2017
