California

An emergency call was made to 911 after the figure was spotted on the side of a rockface at Hope Ranch Beach near Santa Barbara.

A ferocious wildfire is approaching Lake Tahoe just hours after roads were clogged with fleeing cars as South Lake Tahoe was ordered to evacuate.

The Dixie Fire, which started on 13 July, has consumed more than 463,000 acres, an area larger than Greater London.