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CBC
5 days ago
- Automotive
- CBC
Two people in hospital after car goes over cliff in Portugal Cove–St. Philip's
New St. John's Fire Department high-angle rescue team was deployed Police, firefighters and the coast guard were called to the ferry terminal in Portugal Cove-St Philips on Sunday evening after a car went over a cliff. St. John's Regional Fire Department platoon chief Mike Hall says a senior couple were trapped in the car after it went off the road. Hall says the car was well down over the cliff, about eight feet from the ocean in a crevasse. He says the fire department's high-angle rescue team were needed to retrieve the pair. "We were able to get the two individuals out of the car and sent to hospital," Hall told CBC News on Monday morning. He says the woman had more serious injuries. Hall says the fire department had to call in a tow truck to install a winch cable to go down over the cliff and lift the car off of the rocks. At 5:00 p.m., Royal Newfoundland Constabulary announced a road closure along Beachy Cove Road. Hall says the roadway is now passable again. CBC News has asked the RNC for an interview. In a statement, the RNC said the investigation is ongoing and they are looking for people who saw Sunday's incident as well as video footage, like CCTV, dash cams and cell phones.
Daily Mail
20-05-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Sickeningly claustrophobic moment woman got stuck in narrow gap between two building
A California woman was left screaming in terror after becoming wedged in a 20-inch gap between two buildings. Sickening photos revealed the stomach-churning moment she found herself trapped between the two structures and balancing 15 feet off the ground. The woman, who has yet to be identified, was left standing on a wooden rafter connecting the two homes in Oakland. Her frantic screams prompted an emergency response and firefighters initiated a 'high-angle rescue' to safely remove her from the dangerous situation. Oakland Fire Captain Brian Kelly told local CW affiliate, KRON-TV, that his department responded to the incident just after 11 am on Sunday. The narrow space made it difficult for firefighters to rescue her using a ladder, so they implemented a rope system to lower her to safety. 'She was afraid to move,' Kelly told KRON. 'The only safe way to get her down was attaching a rope rescue system to her.' Drone images revealed the complex operation which was launched to save the woman. A rope system was suspended from one of the trucks, and photos shows the nail-biting moments where firefighters connected the woman to the pulley system. She was lowered to safety in under an hour, and authorities said she was uninjured and didn't require medical treatment. It is unclear what led to her getting stuck between the buildings, but Kelly said she may have been suffering from a mental health crisis. Exactly how long she had been trapped was also not known. A shockingly similar incident occurred in India on the same day the Oakland woman was rescued. reached out to the Oakland Fire Department for more information but didn't immediately hear back. Local Indian outlet, DT Next, reported that a 60-year-old woman named Bommi got trapped between two houses while she was home alone. According to the outlet, Bommi was on the terrace after she left clothes to dry outside and lost her balance. She fell into the narrow gap between her and her neighbor's home and screamed for help. Her neighbor attempted to pull her out using a rope but was unsuccessful.
