Ryan Wardwell, 46, of Long Beach, California, was rescued last week after he became trapped behind a waterfall at the Seven Teacups area near the North Fork of the Kern River.

The Tulare County Sheriff's Office said Wardwell was trapped for two days before being rescued on August 12. Wardwell told deputies that he had come off his rappel lines and got stuck behind the waterfall because of the extreme hydraulics of the river.

On Facebook , the sheriff's office posted a video of the rescue, which involved a California Highway Patrol helicopter.

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Search teams initiated a multiday effort after Wardwell failed to return to his vehicle on August 10, employing aircraft equipped with cameras and infrared technology to identify Wardwell's possible location.

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