Crime & Safety
Teen Rescued From Ravine After Crash Near Bonney Lake
Pierce County first responders rescued a teenage girl Friday night after her car crashed 30 feet down a wooded ravine.
BONNEY LAKE, WA — Pierce County first responders rescued a teenage girl Friday night after her car careened off a sharp turn near Bonney Lake and landed 30 feet down a ravine. Deputies with the Pierce County Sheriff's Department joined East Pierce Fire to coordinate a rope rescue near Rhodes Lake Road East after the girl called 911 just before midnight. According to the sheriff's department, one of the deputies who responded is a member of the Search & Rescue Team and was able to reach the teen and get her to safety using a rope system.
One of our deputies on the call is a member of our Search & Rescue Team. He was able to prepare a rope system to get down the hill to the driver, & with the help of firefighters & other deputies he was able to get her out of the vehicle and up the steep terrain to safety. Hooray! pic.twitter.com/fenhRiaXp8
— Pierce Co Sheriff (@PierceSheriff) November 25, 2019
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