A Long Beach man was rescued by Tulare County Sheriff's Department deputies after he became trapped behind the Seven Teacups waterfalls, authorities said.

On Sunday night, the sheriff's Emergency Services Division took a report of a missing man, who was last seen at the top of the waterfalls near the North Fork of the Kern River.

Ryan Wardwell, 46, had planned to rappel the waterfall, deputies said. However, he hadn't returned to his car by late Sunday night, when expected.

Here's what to know about the rescue.

How did search for missing man unfold?

Deputies searched the Seven Teacups area on Monday using aircraft equipped with cameras and infrared technology, which helped identify Wardwell’s location through body heat.

Because it was so late in the day and because of the "technical

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