A PERSON DIED AFTER FALLING FROM A CLIFF INTO THE WATER TUESDAY EVENING AT JULIA PFEIFFER BURNS STATE PARK IN BIG SUR. THE COAST GUARD WAS DISPATCHED AROUND 5 P-M OFF THE COAST HEADED TO HIGHWAY 1 MILE MARK 36. OFFICIALS EVENTUALLY LOST CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM ABOUT AN HOUR LATER AND DETERMINED THE VICTIM TO BE DECEASED. STATE PARK RANGERS AND THE BIG SUR FIRE BRIGADE ARE CURRENTLY CONDUCTING A BODY RECOVERY OPERATION.
