A helicopter was used to rescue the four people from the cliff known as Devil's Slide.
There were two adults and two children in the car. The children in the vehicle were 4 and 9 years old according to the official at the scene.
The video of the rescue was posted by the California Highway Patrol. The video shows first responders dropping from a helicopter to rescue the passengers from the wreck and putting them in gurneys that were raised into the air one by one.
The passengers had survived the 250 foot fall, according to the battalion chief of the Coastside Fire Protection District.
He said that they come out here a lot for things like this. This was a miracle that they were able to survive.
The odds of surviving the incident with minor injuries were slim, but the large EV battery and steel step frame of theTesla helped increase their odds of survival.
The four people trapped in the car were conscious when the first responders arrived. At the time of rescue, the two children were secured in their seats.
The rescue crew used rope to lift the children up the cliff and first responders lifted the two adults out of the overhang.
The highway patrol said the passengers were taken to a hospital with serious injuries. The children were uninjured at the time of the rescue, according to the Sheriff's Office. NBC reported that the adults were taken to the hospital in critical condition and later found to have injuries that were not life threatening.
There are allegations of attempted murder and child abuse against the driver of the car that crashed. The California Highway Patrol said there was probable cause to believe that the incident was an intentional act, but that the autopilot feature in the car was not to blame.
It wasn't immediately clear whether he had retained an attorney, as Insider couldn't find contact information for him. The investigation is still going on.
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