She’s considered fortunate to be alive.
A Vernon resident spent close to 12 hours trapped down an embankment after her vehicle plunged over a steep bank in the north Okanagan.
The single-vehicle crash happened on Highway 6, east of Cherryville on Monday afternoon.
Vernon Search and Rescue (VSAR) told Global News that the woman’s husband went looking for her when she failed to come home later that day.
He found tire tracks going over the edge of the snow-covered road and then saw the vehicle below.
He immediately called for help.
VSAR said the car went down about 60 feet before ending up in some trees. The woman managed to get out of the mangled vehicle but ended up falling a further 100 feet.
She was rescued at about 2 o’clock Tuesday morning.
VSAR along with RCMP and the Lumby Fire Department had to rappel down the embankment and then hoist the woman up to the roadway where they were met by a waiting ambulance.
She was taken to Vernon Jubilee Hospital with undetermined injuries.
VSAR is reminding motorists to be careful on the icy roads and to always be prepared with blankets, winter clothing and first aid kits during the winter season.