plunge off cliff
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The teen told paramedics after he was saved that he intentionally drove off the cliff.

A teenage driver whose car plunged 300 feet off of an ocean cliff in Southern California was rescued after firefighters waded into the surf to free him from the vehicle..

The 19-year-old driver was hospitalized in critical condition. He told paramedics that he intentionally drove off the cliff in the Bluff Cove area of Palos Verdes Estates about 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles.

Authorities sent to the scene at around 2 a.m. Friday found waves slamming the car. Los Angeles County firefighters, lifeguards and local police helped in the rescue and the driver was finally pulled free and was flown to a hospital.

The crash site is on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.