Naked high man injured in jump from rock at Goat Rock beach

A naked man who climbed to the top of a towering rock at Goat Rock state beach near Jenner (CA) and then jumped off to the shock of onlookers suffered severe fractures and other injuries Thursday evening, emergency medical personnel said.

It appeared the man was under the influence of a drug, and it wasn't clear how much pain he felt despite having compound fractures, Monte Rio Fire Chief Steve Baxman said.

"He would scream every once in a while, and then when we moved his leg he would say, ‘That feels better,' " Baxman said. "He was conscious, but he wasn't really all there."

Supervising State Beach Ranger Damien Jones said the man claimed he had taken the hallucinogen LSD and also had been drinking.

Witnesses described seeing him crawl naked up the rock and then jump off around 7:50 p.m., Jones and Baxman said.

"It was probably a 100-foot fall," said Sonoma County Sheriff's Sgt. Dave Thompson, who was at the scene as part of the crew of Henry 1, the office's helicopter.

The witnesses saw him hit a rock shelf about a third of the way down, before tumbling the rest of the way to the beach, Jones said.

"He didn't fall," Baxman said. "He wasn't pushed. People said they watched him jump. Maybe he thought he could fly. I don't know. It's still a mystery."

Authorities were unable to find the patient’s car, his clothes or any identification, and he apparently was not cogent enough to identify himself.

[Thanks Luke!]