2-HIKERS ARE SAFE, AFTER BEING RESCUED FROM A BIG SUR MOUNTAINSIDE THURSDAY. THE PAIR WERE RETRIEVED BY MEMBERS OF THE MONTEREY COUNTY SHERIFF’S SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM, AS WELL AS THE BIG SUR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT CLIFF RESCUE TEAM, AFTER AN EMERGENCY CALL WAS PLACED AT ABOUT 7 P.M. THE COUPLE WAS STUCK 3-HUNDRED YARDS UP A CLIFF, NEAR BIG SUR GORGE AND THE CAMPGROUND AT JULIA PFEIFFER BURNS STATE PARK . NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED IN THE INCIDENT.
