Car Slides Into Ravine In San Clemente, Injured Woman Airlifted

SAN CLEMENTE, CA —A vehicle slid into a ravine at Camino del Rio and Avenida La Pata in San Clemente, authorities said. Orange County firefighters responded to rescue the driver, a woman, who was trapped inside.

For unknown reasons, the black Volkswagen Jetta slid off the road and fell "a couple of hundred feet into the ravine," OCFA Capt. Larry Kurtz told Patch.

An OCFA rescue helicopter and the technical rescue team arrived on scene of the crash at approximately noon, and determined the most expedient way to get her out was to airlift her from the vehicle, Orange County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Carrie Braun said.

The woman was airlifted to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Braun. It was not known if the weather was a factor in the crash as of this report.

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#OCSDPIO: Good work by @OCFA_PIO and @OCSDSanClemente! Single driver accident, driver lost control and launched into a ravine off of Avenida La Pata, before Camino Del Rio. Driver airlifted by OCFA with non-life-threatening injuries. Investigation is ongoing, cause is unknown. pic.twitter.com/Ugy7CULJ6P

— OC Sheriff, CA (@OCSheriff) January" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/OCSheriff/... 16, 2019

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