A man in critical condition was hoisted and airlifted to a trauma center Friday evening after apparently falling 75 feet in San Pedro.

The man appears to have fallen near Point Fermin, in the area of the intersection of South Gaffey Street and West Paseo Del Mar, about 8:15 p.m., according to Nicholas Prange of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

It was not immediately clear how he fell, and further details were not released.

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