Video shows dramatic rescue after car falls 100 feet off Oregon coast highway
Video and photo footage has captured the dramatic, hours-long rescue of a driver whose car fell about 100 feet from the side of a high a highway on the Oregon coast.
Members of Cannon Beach Fire and Rescue responded to a report of a single car that fell below Highway 101 near Hug Point around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, according to a news release from the Cannon Beach Rural Fire Protection District.
Officials helped extricate one person from the car and used a "rope rescue system" to bring them to safety while firefighters repelled down the hillside and stabilized the car, the agency said.
Watch the footage below.
The victim survived the incident
The victim was evaluated by first responders and taken to a local hospital with "mild," non-life-threatening wounds.
During the rescue, the highway was shut down for more than two hours, officials said. It remained closed until 8 p.m. that night. Local authorities are investigating the crash.
Cannon Beach is about 80 miles west of Portland.
Taylor Ardrey is a news reporter for Paste BN. You can reach her at tardrey@gannett.com.