His 17-year-old friend who was filming him was the one who alerted authorities.
Emergency responders helped save a teen who was dangling from California's highest bridge after attempting a stunt, KMAX reports.
The incident occurred on Monday evening just before 6:30 p.m. when authorities from the Placer County Sheriff's Department say received a call informing them that a 19-year-old male was dangling from a rope on the Foresthill Bridge -- a structure that is 730 above the North Fork of the American River that has the highest deck in California and the fourth highest in the entire United States.
"PCSO deputies arrived and a command post was set up for both agencies to coordinate incoming resources. TRT and deputies made their way onto the catwalk under the bridge and located the subject," the statement read. "PCSO's Search and Rescue Mountain Rescue Team was called and multiple team members responded to assist."
Emergency responders were able to lower a rescuer to the 19-year-old man and were able to successfully bring him back up to the catwalk, PCSO said.