Firefighters rescue 17-year-old from cliff at Painted Rock

SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco firefighters rescued a 17-year-old off a cliff near China Beach Friday afternoon, a San Francisco Fire Department spokeswoman said.

The first report of the incident at Painted Rock near the China Beach area came in at 4:14 p.m.

The report said the teen fell off a cliff but was stable on a cliff below, Talmadge said.

Rescuers called for a rescue boat because they decided it was best to rescue the juvenile from the water. As the boat was on its way to the scene, a rescuer was lowered to the scene and remained there until the boat arrived.

Rescuers removed the teen at about 4:56 p.m. and he is expected to be OK with some minor scrapes to his feet.