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Strong waves and cold water near San Francisco’s Sutro Baths on Saturday claimed the life of a man who plunged from the cliffs above, despite a rescue attempt by two National Park Service employees. The incident began at about 4:35 p.m. when the unidentified man fell from Point Lobos into the surf, according to Jonathan Baxter, a spokesman for the San Francisco Fire Department. The two park service men swam through hazardous waves and were able to get the victim onto a rescue board and beyond the surf to a U.S.