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Los Angeles firefighters used ropes and a helicopter hoist to rescue a driver whose car went down a Hollywood Hills cliff Wednesday night before airlifting the victim to the hospital.

Dispatchers received a 9-1-1 call at 6:57 p.m. about the vehicle over the side at 7751 Mulholland Drive, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart.

The area across the freeway and to the southwest of Universal City is known as the Universal City Overlook.

Firefighters set up a two-line rope system to make their way down the cliff — with the needed equipment — and extricate the victim from the crashed vehicle, Stewart said.

An LA Fire Department helicopter helped hoist the patient back up and then airlifted them to the hospital, Stewart said.

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