DATE OF INCIDENT: 3/3/2008
INCIDENT TYPE: Special Rescue
INCIDENT ADDRESS: Aubrey White Parkway North Of The Downriver Golf Course
CITY: Spokane
STATE: WA
ZIP: 99205
NARRATIVE: On March 3rd, 2008 at 7:34 P.M. members of the Spokane Fire Department including the Spokane Fire Department Technical Rescue Team responded to a report of a car over the embankment on Aubrey White Parkway along the Spokane River just north of the Downriver Golf Course. Fire crews found a vehicle that had left the roadway and rolled down a steep embankment towards the river. There was only one person in the car and it ended up just feet from the waters edge. The lone occupant of the vehicle was not injured. The occupant had placed a call to 911 and helped guide in the responding resources to his location while talking with emergency dispatchers. Visibility was very poor at the time due to darkness and his obscured location below the road. His vehicle was estimated to have traveled 200 feet below the road towards the river. The air bags on the vehicle did deploy and the occupant said that he was wearing his lap and shoulder belts. Fire crews were soon able to locate him and began their technical rescue operation which involved using rescue ropes and then successfully hauling him up the hillside with firefighters in attendance. Firefighters were able to accomplish this task in 15 minutes. 7 firefighters from station 4's technical rescue team responded on this call as well as 3 firefighters from station 16. The incident is under investigation by the Spokane Police Department.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Unknown at this time. Under investigation by the Spokane Police Department.
DAMAGE EXTENT: Vehicle received significant damage.
DOLLAR LOSS:
FIREFIGHTER RESPONSE: 10
MUTUAL AID: None Given
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