PLYMOUTH, MASS. (WHDH) - A driver was rescued in Plymouth Tuesday after a car went over a steep embankment at Manomet Point in town.
SKY7 was over the scene Tuesday afternoon, capturing video of the car wedged between rocks before it was removed.
Photos previously showed the rescue effort, with firefighters using rope and a backboard to get the driver to safety.
Officials said the incident happened just after 4:30 p.m.
Neighbors in the area said they rushed to the scene — a popular parking lot where many enjoy sunset views.
“It looked like a toy car was just sitting down there because of the angle that it was at,” said Kelsey Ledger, who lives in the area. “It went up and over and straight down into the ditch.”
Firefighters faced several challenges in their response. Among challenges, crews first had to secure the car to keep it from falling any further. Then, crews had to use a special stretcher tethered to ropes to safely remove the driver.
The car was later pulled up and towed away before crews got to work putting up jersey barriers as a second line of defense at this cliffside lot.
Plymouth police said the car’s driver was taken to an area hospital to be evaluated.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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