Woman Buried In Cliff Collapse At Fort Funston

A cliff collapsed at Fort Funston leaving one woman buried under a mound of sand despite a frantic search by more than 60 firefighters on Friday. 

The search shifted from a rescue to a recovery mission after several hours of digging in the huge mound of sand by the crews, the San Francisco Fire Department said. 

Another woman was able to free herself and call 911. She had been walking with the missing person and a dog around 2:40 when the cliff broke apart. 

And #022319CR1 UPDATE WE HAVE ONE VICTIM TRAPPED UNDER THIS SLIDE, Search K9 Teams from @SFFDPio @SSFFire pic.twitter.com/ZmP4LJA4xF

As the sun set, crew used their hands and shovels to dig away into the slide while search dog scoured the area looking for the missing woman. 

Portable lights were brought in as darkness set in to continue the search. 

Curtiss Kim contributed reported. 

Written by Brian Krans.