July 18, 2018
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A posting from her Facebook account shows Angela Hernandez of Portland after she was rescued
Sunday nearly a week after her car (right) crashed down an ocean cliff in California.
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Injured woman found alive after crash
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A Portland woman who went
missing in California and sur-
vived for nearly a week after her
car plummeted over a cliff onto a
Pacific shore beach, and was dis-
covered by two hikers Friday, re-
called the event from her hospital
bed Sunday.
Angela Hernandez, who veered
off the road to avoid hitting a
small animal in coastal Califor-
nia, had crashed her Jeep Liberty
at the bottom of a 200-foot bluff
on July 6.
The hikers, Chelsea and Chad
Moore, first discovered and gath-
ered some of her things—such
as a license plate—to bring to
authorities while hiking near Big
Sur. But about 30 minutes later,
they discovered the woman alive
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and got her help. One called 911
while the other stayed with her.
She was eventually airlifted to a
hospital after emergency respond-
ers used climbing gear to reach
her, authorities said.
Hernandez recalled the ordeal
in harrowing detail in a Facebook
post two days after her rescue.
“The only thing I really remem-
ber after [the crash] was wak-
ing up. I was still in my car and
I could feel water rising over my
knees. My head hurt and when I
touched it, I found blood on my
hands,” she said.
Though the 23-year-old sus-
tained several serious injuries,
like a brain hemorrhage, two bro-
ken collar bones, four broken ribs,
and a collapsed lung, she was able
to break out her car by use of a
multi-tool and patrol the beach for
rescuers in the coming days.
“I found a high spot I was able
to climb up to and found myself
there almost every day. I could see
cars driving across the cliff and
felt like if I could yell just loud
enough, that one could hear or
see me. That’s all it would take to
make it back to my family.” Her-
nandez said.
She also described using a hose
that had come off her vehicle to
collect water from a patch of moss
to survive.
Hernandez was reunited with
her family at the hospital over the
weekend.
“I don’t know, you guys, life is
incredible,” she said.
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A gofundme account has been activated and a special weekend
fundraiser has been organized to help Je’Lani Sims get treatment
for a debilitating brain injury.
Advocates for an infant son
have established a gofundme ac-
count and are holding a special
weekend fundraiser to help a local
family raise donations to treat his
debilitating brain injuries after a
near drowning two years ago.
Shay Gibson said her three and
a half year old son Je’Lani was
born a healthy baby boy, with such
a beautiful soul, always dancing
and running around.
c ontinueD on p age 5