On Sunday morning, November 3rd, at 11:44 am, the Team was called to assist in the recovery of a female motorist who had departed the roadway on Highway 120 West. The motorist had started her journey possibly on October 30, and was reported overdue on November 2nd, and her vehicle was located on November 3rd. The motorist was unfortunately deceased as her car had left the roadway and was approximately 450’ down the embankment.
Image by B. Beck
A field team descended, packaged the motorist, and a technical raise transported the field team and the litter uphill to the roadway. The Sheriff-Coroner took custody of the motorist.
Accident site. Image by E. Kaufman
IC: Pelichowski. Ops Leader: Hammack, L. Responders: Beck, Buchanan, Case, Endo, Evans, Kaufman, Patterson, Pavlovsky, Senior.