Teen's arm cut after a rock falls on him in Laguna Beach

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (KABC) –

The arm of a 15-year-old boy was cut while he was stuck under a rock that fell on him in the area of ​​?? 39; Emerald Bay in Laguna Beach Wednesday, according to the Orange County Fire Authority.

Orange County rescue teams responded to the area shortly before 3:30 pm. To help the victim, whose arm and leg were stuck under the rock, the firemen said:

They added that the teenager was walking with a friend along the rocks near the ocean when the rock the size of a cooler was falling on him.

The impact caused partial amputation of his right arm. According to Capt Tony Bommarito of OCFA, the OCFA member used heavy airbags to lift the rock and clear the boy, which led the teen to stay stuck for nearly 40 minutes. minutes. at 4 pm

Tanya Leah Lugo said that she was climbing in the same place as the teenager, a few minutes before he was crushed. She took a video of the consequences

"I assumed that he was dead because everything was really quiet and dark, but then you saw the helicopter," she said. said. "I saw her mother and she was crying, she looked very panicked."

Crews used airbags to hoist the teenager's rock, which was later hoisted Rocks and airlifted to the UC Irvine Trauma Center. Medical Center in a serious condition

Bommarito warned that walking on the edge of a cliff is still a risk

"You have to assume that there is a risk because we do not know if this cliff is stable or not, and I do not think that they are actually looking at the cliffs to warn people of that, "he said.

Bommarito added that it is not likely that the cliffs are stable or not. had not seen such an incident for 28 years

"It's an unfortunate accident." I said "Bad place at the wrong time, so just a very sad situation."

Lugo has stated that there are no warning signs in the area, and the authorities added that the rocks are constantly falling