A man in California fell to his death from a hotel patio after a fight broke out near a California cliff.
Monterey police were on patrol in the city’s Cannery Row district around 1 a.m. on Saturday when they spotted a fight between two individuals near the Salty Seal Pub. When they got closer to the fight, they found that someone had been knocked unconscious and was lying on the ground.
The second person involved in the fight fled the area when police arrived. Officers gave chase but lost sight of the man. At the same time, other officers assisted with the injured individual and managed the crowd near the bar.
The person taken for treatment refused to provide the police with information about the fight.
Around 8:14 Saturday morning, Monterey police were still searching for the other individual and went to review security footage captured by the Plaza Hotel. While scrubbing through the security feed, they spotted a man jumping over a patio railing around 1:10 a.m.
The patio is approximately two stories above the beach, and the ground below is covered in rocks, according to SFGATE.
Around the same time police were viewing the footage, someone visited the Monterey Police Department asking if one of their relatives had been arrested the night prior, noting that they had never returned home. Police confirmed the person had not been arrested but asked for a Monterey Fire Department boat to assist in a search for the missing person.
A searcher spotted the missing man lying on the beach some distance away from where he would have fallen after leaping from the hotel patio.
Emergency workers transported the man to a hospital, but he ultimately died from his injuries.
The investigation into the fight and the individual who died is still underway, and Monterey police have asked that anyone with information contact detectives at the department.
The Independent has requested comment from the Monterey Police Department and the Plaza Hotel.
