2 rescued after car goes over embankment in Tacoma
(Tacoma Fire)
TACOMA, Wash. - Tacoma Fire crews rescued two people whose car went over an embankment near Vassault Park.
Fire officials reported the incident around 4:14 p.m. Wednesday, saying the car went over the bank and slid down a slope, getting tangled up in the woods below.
Thankfully, no one was injured, but crews still had to conduct a low-angle rope rescue.
After about an hour, rescue crews got both people up the slope to safety.
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