The man who died after falling to his death from a cliff in La Jolla on Tuesday has been identified by the San Diego County Medical Examiner's office.
The victim, who fell just after 3 p.m. on a popular trail below the Torrey Pines Gliderport, was San Diego resident Jose Luis Santoyo, 42.
The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department said Santoyo was hiking in the area when he fell. SDFD Lifeguards performed CPR and called the San Diego Police Department for assistance just before 4 p.m., SDPD Officer John Buttle said.
Despite the first responders' efforts, Santoyo died at the scene and taken to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's officer, Buttle said.
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Officials did not provide NBC 7 with details on the circumstances leading up to the fall.
