Crime & Safety
2 Rescued After Vehicle Falls 100 Feet Down Hill In Marin County
People who called 911 said the vehicle exited Panoramic Highway and tumbled about 100 feet down a hill before stopping in a creek.
ICYMI: Two people were sent to the hospital following their vehicle going over the edge of the road shortly after 8PM Saturday night. The vehicle went approx 150ft down a ravine along The Panonoramic HWY between Mill Valley and Stinson Beach. #roperescue #vehicleaccident #allrisk pic.twitter.com/XxLUzGWi8m
— Southern Marin Fire (@SMFDinfo) March 5, 2018
MARIN COUNTY, CA – Two people were rescued over the weekend in Marin County after their vehicle veered off a highway and fell 100 feet down a hill and into a creek.
California Highway Patrol officers responded to reports of a vehicle crash on Panoramic Highway near Edgewood Avenue and the Mountain Home Inn about 6:21 p.m. Saturday. People who called 911 said the vehicle exited the highway and tumbled about 100 feet down a hill before stopping in a creek.
Marin County firefighters and CHP crews, including a helicopter, responded to the crash, where they found two victims. Fire crews removed the victims after working in difficult conditions, according to CHP officials, and moved them back to Panoramic Highway.
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A CHP helicopter waiting at Marin County Throckmorton Fire Station transported one of the victims, a 37-year-old woman, to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek. She was treated for injuries that were considered serious, but not life-threatening.
The crash remains under investigation.
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By Bay City News Service; Kristina Houck/Patch contributed to this report.
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