Person rescued after car rolls into stream below Colorado interstate
On the night of April 30, a person was rescued after rolling into a stream below I-76 westbound just east of Sheridan.
According to Adams County Fire Rescue, crews responded to the late night call to find a single vehicle accident involving a car in Clear Creek stream. Firefighters were able to extricate the patient from the vehicle and pulled the person to safety via a Stokes basket lowered via a firetruck’s bucket.
The patient was ultimately transported to the hospital with injuries.
This mission goes to show how unconventional rescues can apply to certain situations – in this case involving the use of a tow bucket as a sort of uphauling lift, which is something crews had trained for multiple times.
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