Twilight fan plucked from 150 foot cliff [with video]

A Coast Guard helicopter crew plucked a fan of the book series "Twilight" from a cliff 150-feet above the rocky shoreline near La Push Tuesday.

A statement from the Quileute Nation says the 22-year-old man from Georgia was visiting the spot he believed was the location where a character in the second "Twilight" book goes cliff diving.

The young Twilight fan might have decided he's not the brave Hollywood type.

La Push police called in the Coast Guard, which dispatched a real life rescue helicopter to hover and finally lift the stranded visitor from his precarious perch on Little James Island, high above the Pacific Ocean.

A statement from the Quileutes says, while they understand the eagerness of fans to seek out every detail of the the movie, they remind fans of Twilight, "this is a work of fiction."

Video from the rescue

In this video released by the Coast Guard, a 22-year-old man is rescued from a cliff in Little James Island, near La Push, Wash., Tuesday, July 14, 2009. An MH-65C helicopter crew from Coast Guard Group/Air Station Port Angeles, Wash., was dispatched to the scene where they were able to hoist the man into the helicopter. (U.S. Coast Guard video / Group / Air Station Port Angeles)

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Tags: Island, James, La, Little, Push, Quileute, cliff

Comment by Stephanie Leigh on July 15, 2009 at 3:30pm: OMG!! That is so scary! Why would you do that? I love Twilight but they're books! I wouldn't risk my life for it!!

Comment by Monika Lopez on July 15, 2009 at 3:43pm: Oh greeat scott that is high up there! WTF man why would you do that!

Comment by Jessica Campbell-Howe on July 15, 2009 at 4:35pm: that's a pretty dumb thing to do seriously people should at least have a little common sense, it's a book for crying out loud!!

Comment by Morgaine Chya on July 15, 2009 at 5:05pm: Someone has real issues. I bet the Forks peeps are about ready to ban Twiloids from ther city.

Comment by Brittany on July 15, 2009 at 6:44pm: Wow..just wowww

Comment by Kim on July 15, 2009 at 9:37pm: That is crazy!

Comment by ★Arianna on July 16, 2009 at 7:01am: I'm glad I'm not that f****** psychotic :)

Comment by ElarieJaymes on July 16, 2009 at 8:25am: Ok, was stupid, but my GOD what an experience! Especially if it actually looks like the place that she jumped! I would give anything to be in his position <3

Comment by Mandy Hernandez on July 16, 2009 at 9:16am: Ok people its a book of FICTION not real! It would be like Transformer fans going around the Saraha in Egypt to look for the Tomb of the ancient Primes! Come on its just a book! I love the book and i would give anything to be part of the movies but i'm not that stupid to go and almost kill myself just so i could be in the same spots or almost the same spots as the books and movies!