Helicopter aids surfer in distress

<p>A surfer in distress at the base of a 400-foot cliff near Highway 1 and Meyers Grade Road was airlifted to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital with unknown injuries Friday morning.</p><p>The surfer may have fallen while trying to reach a remote surfing spot, said Russian River Fire Capt. Rob Cassady.</p><p>Emergency responders from several agencies “went over the side of the cliff and made it down to where the surfer was located,” Cassady said.</p><p>But they were unable to move the surfer from the area.</p><p>CHP and Coast Guard officials dispatched helicopters from San Francisco early afternoon and a CHP helicopter transported the surfer to the hospital.</p><p>No more details about the surfer's identity or injuries were available Friday afternoon.</p><p>Preliminary reports to emergency dispatchers that a woman drove a car off a cliff were incorrect.</p>