'We've never had a vehicle in the water this close to the brink' (via toofab)
The drama kicked off on Wednesday afternoon when multiple witnesses reported seeing the car floating along the river.that police and fire drones were quickly scrambled to try ascertain how many people were in the car. They quickly discovered there was just one -- and she didn't appear to be moving.
With the Coast Guard helicopter hovering above in difficult weather conditions, a crew member managed to winch down and get inside the car, grabbing the driver before flying to safety. Captain Rola said it was impossible to wade out to the vehicle safely without two anchoring points of contact, so the decision had been quickly made to use the chopper.
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