This is the moment a man trapped in a California waterfall for two days is airlifted to safety The Tulare County Sheriff Office’s Emergency Services Division received reports of a missing man, who was last seen at the top of the Seven Teacups waterfalls near the North Fork of the Kern River last Sunday evening (10 August). Deputies learned the 46-year-old had planned to rappel the waterfalls, but had not returned to his car late Sunday night. An extensive search of the area, using aircraft equipped with camera and infrared technology identified the man’s possible location. After inserting teams into the search area, a drone was used to check behind a large waterfall where the man was found alive and responsive.

Watch the moment that man is rescued by helicopter after being trapped behind a waterfall in California for two days. Footage shared by the Tulare County Sheriff's Office on…

Ryan Wardwell, 46, was trapped for two days behind a remote waterfall in California when the force of the water pushed him off his climbing lines.