Front Range Vehicle Over Embankment

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At 11:22 on January 25th, 2019 Weld County Regional Communications Center (WCRCC) dispatched Front Range Fire Rescue to Weld County Rd. 52 and Weld County Rd. 15 ½ on the report of a car off the road about to fall into the Big Thompson River. Further reports stated the occupants were afraid to get out of the vehicle. Upon arrival crews stabilized the vehicle and used low angle rope rescue to assist the victims up the embankment. No injuries were reported.

Units on scene: 2960, 2967, Engine 2901, Engine 2902 & Medic 2921

Weld County Sheriff, Johnstown Police Department, Colorado State Patrol and H&R Towing