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The man who died after he and 3 other people fell was Hispanic approximately 400 feet off a cliff early Monday morning in Palos Verdes Estates, in Los Angeles County.
The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Jerardo Huitzil, a resident of 25 years.
The hiker who died was 25-year-old Jerardo Huitzil. The incident happened when all four members of the group went on a hike near the cliffs Sunday night. https://t.co/BiEDFk2oxf
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Huitzil and the other 3 people slipped and fell about 300 feet to the beach. The police investigated the fall as an accident.
Police of Palos Verdes Estates said that Huitzil and his 3 companions were hanging out when one of them got too close to the edge of the cliff, slipped and fell.
Capt. Steve Barber, of the Palos Verdes Estates Police Department, mentioned during a conference of press that the 3 people tried to prevent him from falling, but they all slipped.
Jerardo Huitzil died at the scene of the accident.
Vincent Ávila, who suffered minor injuries, managed to climb up from the beach and around 4: 30 am alerted an officer who was passing near the place where the incident occurred , Barber said.
New: Vincent Avila, 25, survived the steep fall in PVE. His mother of him shared these photos and says the cuts to his legs of him are from his climb up the cliff to get help. Unfortunately his friend of him, Jerardo Huitzil, 25, did not survive . Hear more tonight on KCAL9 & CBS2 | @CBSLA https://t.co/jErBiI0Z0g pic.twitter.com/jll5xKGYoO
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Two women were transferred by air from the beach to a hospital, each in critical condition , the official reported .
Palos Verdes Estates is located on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, at the southern tip of Los Angeles County.
A trail runs along the top of the cliff facing the Pacific Ocean.
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