MORRO BAY, Calif. — A man who had to be rescued after scaling a California cliff to propose to his girlfriend through cellphone video says he might not have made it to the top, but the proposal was a success.
Michael Banks of Fresno tells KEYT-TV he didn’t realize scaling Morro Rock was illegal and he didn’t understand why so many emergency responders were dispatched to get him.
A helicopter plucked Banks from the cliff Thursday after he got stuck on a narrow ledge.
Banks says that, given the chance, he would do it again, because the woman who is now his fiancee deserved a one-of-a-kind proposal.
After the rescue, Banks was arrested for allegedly being under the influence of methamphetamine. He blamed medication he takes for post-traumatic stress disorder.