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Five people died Monday afternoon after a car plunged 100 feet down a cliff and into a creek in a remote area along the Mendocino Coast, authorities said.
Someone reported the wreckage to authorities about 3:40 p.m. off mile marker 82.9 of Highway 1 in the area of Westport, a small town on the coast, according to the California Highway Patrol.
By 6 p.m., authorities had pulled three victims from the Ford Explorer, but had been unable to reach two others.
It’s not clear what caused the crash.
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