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Precarious position? the sheriff's department learns the woman began climbing down this rockface without ropes or climbing gear before realizing it was just too steep. now she can't get back up. the sheriff's department has blurred the woman's face, because she's asked not to be identified. sergeant phil barth is the team's crew chief. >> she was at a pretty steep angle tucked away in a little ledge. below her was probably a 500-foot drop, straight down on the rocks. so, she was definitely in a situation that i wouldn't want to be in. >> the woman's been frozen in this spot for nearly two hour...

Sergeant barth begins lowering deputy paramedic mark demarto toward the woman. both men are wearing helmet cameras. >> as soon as i left the bird, i started to spin due to the wash. i needed to stop this spin as fast as i can, and i need to get it stopped in a safe manner, away from our victim. >> he doesn't want to accidentally bump into the woman and knock her off the rock face. >> i was able to point out a spot on the cliff where i could safely stop my spinning. basically, it's a simple flintstone maneuver. you stick your foot out against the cliff face. you come to a stop, and it's okay, g...

Both men are wearing helmet cameras. >> as soon as i left the bird, i started to spin due to the wash. i needed to stop this spin as fast as i can and get it stopped in a safe manner away from our victim. >> he doesn't want to accidentally bump into the woman and knock her off the rock face. >> i was able to point out a spot on the cliff where i could safely stop my spinning. basically, it's a flintstone maneuver. you stick your feet out and stop. then get to the task at hand and complete the rescue. >> but demarto is still getting pushed away from the rock by the wind kicked up by the helicop...

On eagle rock in topanga state park. how did she end up in such a precarious position? the sheriff's department learned the woman started climbing down this rock face without ropes or climbing gear before realizing it was too steep. now she can't get back up. the department has blurred her face because she asked not to be identified. sergeant phil barth is the team's crew chief. >> she was at a pretty steep angle tucked away in a little ledge. below her was probably a 500-foot drop. straight down. on the rocks. so she was definitely in a situation that i wouldn't want to be in. >> the woman's ...

A quick hand signal and up they go. >> she had a bear hug on me. she wanted off that cliff in a bad way. >> within seconds, they've reached the helicopter. the crew pulls the woman in followed by demarto. >> she was thanking me before i was even able to get the rescue strope off. >> only later does the sheriff's department find out she was anemic and close to losing consciousness. and falling off the cliff face. >> she said she was trying to think of a way to stay conscious. she started screaming and singing songs, just trying to not lose consciousness. as she started these songs about being r...