Driver rescued after vehicle slides off road, falls nearly 100 feet down to River in Washington
Cowlitz County Fire District #5 Chief Victor Leatzow says the driver was coming down when she slid off the road and went into an embankment
By KPTV staff
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COWLITZ COUNTY, Washington (KPTV) — A vehicle went over a cliff in Cowlitz County, almost ending up in the Kalama River Thursday morning.
Just after 7:30 a.m., crews responded to a report of a car off a cliff at Kalama River Road and Fallert Road, about five miles east of Interstate 5.
Cowlitz County Fire District #5 Chief Victor Leatzow says the driver was coming down when she slid off the road and went into an embankment, then over a cliff, falling nearly 80 feet down to the river.
Leatzow says the only thing that stopped the vehicle from going into the river were a couple of trees.
A Clark County technical rescue team responded to the scene and were able to bring the driver up from the river side using a rope system.
Leatzow says the driver is doing well, other than having cold feet. She was taken to an area hospital as a precaution.
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