Las Vegas man dies in fall from bluff

A man in his 50s suffered fatal head injuries Wednesday when a portion of the bluff at Torrey Pines State Beach collapsed, police said.

The man, a visitor from Las Vegas, was playing Frisbee with his brother and nephew about 1 p.m. when he sat down near the bluff to change his shoes, and rocks, some the size of basketballs, came cascading down, officials said.

No one else was injured, but state lifeguards immediately closed the beach. A state geologist was dispatched to the site to assess the bluff's stability.

The victim was pronounced dead en route to a hospital.

The beach is just north of Black's Beach, which has a history of collapses. The city of San Diego has signs posted warning of the danger of collapses.