This story has been updated with more details from Civil Protection.
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, June 30, 2026 – Puerto Vallarta rescue crews pulled an injured man from a cliff along Federal Highway 200 South after he fell roughly 20 meters below the roadway, the city’s Civil Protection and Fire Department reported.
Crews located the man below the road and used a rope-and-pulley rescue system to reach him. The department said ground conditions required rescuers to descend carefully, secure the patient, and bring him back to the roadway before handing him over to ambulance personnel.
The 32-year-old man from Aguascalientes was rescued after falling about 10 meters near the Hotel Costa Sur/Conchas Chinas area, suffering an exposed arm fracture and other injuries.
The man was evaluated by ambulance staff and taken to a hospital for specialized medical care. Civil Protection did not release his name, age, hometown, condition, or the circumstances that led to the fall.
The department said crews cleared the immediate risk before leaving the scene and reported no additional emergencies tied to the operation.
The location is notable because Federal Highway 200 South has already had several rainy-season trouble spots this month. Earlier in June, Jalisco Civil Protection officials warned that the stretch from Mismaloya toward Juntas y Los Veranos had seen rockfalls and small slides after the first rains of the season. A separate slide on June 11 affected the highway near the Juntas y Los Veranos and Boca de Tomatlán area, with crews called in to remove rock, soil, and debris from the roadway.
PVDN has also reported recent hazards along the same southern corridor, including a rockslide that slowed Highway 200 traffic south of Vallarta and a subsequent rockfall warning for coastal roads as seasonal rains began to affect steep roadside slopes.
Federal Highway 200 South remains one of the main routes between Puerto Vallarta, Mismaloya, Boca de Tomatlán, Cabo Corrientes, and communities farther down the coast. Drivers using the road after rain should watch for loose rock, wet pavement, narrow shoulders, stopped vehicles, and emergency crews working near curves or cliffside sections.
Anyone who sees a fresh slide, a vehicle off the roadway, or a person in distress along the highway should report it to emergency services and avoid entering unstable terrain.
