A 70-year-old Cupertino man is in critical condition after San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies rescued him from an overturned vehicle on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 22), the Sheriff’s Office said.
The vehicle was found on its roof about 30 feet down an embankment along Highway 84 in the steep and winding section of the road between Portola Road and Skyline Boulevard, according to a post on the Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.
The driver’s family prefers not to release his name, Detective Rosemerry Blankswade said in an email Monday.
Deputies and detectives began a search for the man on Wednesday night (Nov. 21) after he had been reported missing by his family. The search took place along Woodside Road and Skyline Boulevard and extended into the morning, deputies said.
Searchers got a break on Nov. 22 when they noticed a tree with recent damage to the bark near its base. They looked down the embankment and saw an overturned car matching the description of the vehicle being driven by the missing man.
Deputies climbed down and found the driver, and medics transported him to a local hospital. Blankswade said Monday that it was “too soon to tell” whether he would make a full recovery.
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