Authorities launched a search for a missing person Monday afternoon after learning that a car tumbled down a steep cliff near Point Mugu two days earlier.

A bizarre search and rescue operation unfolded Monday for an occupant of an SUV that reportedly plunged 1,000 feet down a hillside Saturday night in Ventura County. Details are limited and it’s unclear exactly how the crash in the area of Deer Creek Road,

The crash and the two missing people were not reported until Monday, two days after the car went over the side of the road north of Malibu.

A bizarre search and rescue operation unfolded Monday for an occupant of an SUV that reportedly plunged 1,000 feet down a hillside Saturday night in Ventura County. This report aired on Dec. 2, 2024.

The crash happened at around 2 a.m. on Sunday about 10 miles up Pacific Coast Highway, where the road is narrow and the cliffs steep.

The two men hadn't been accounted for as of 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, said California Highway Patrol Officer Ryan Ayala, although authorities had determined no one was left in the vehicle or the rugged terrain surrounding it.

Authorities are still searching for one of the three people there were inside of a car that veered off the side of a Malibu road over the weekend. Jeff Nguyen provides the latest information in the ongoing investigation.