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Ambulance Nearly Goes Off Cliff During ATV Rescue
APPLEGATE, Calif - The rescue of a couple injured in an ATV accident nearly turned into emergency crews' worst nightmare after an ambulance nearly tumbled down the same cliff where the victims were pulled up.
The couple was riding all-terrain vehicles in the Placer County back country near Applegate when they rolled off a steep incline and plunged nearly 100 feet. The two suffered neck and back injuries, but one of the riders had a satellite phone and was able to call authorities.
The ambulance driver missed a turn, nearly sending the ambulance off the same cliff the victims had been rescued from.
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APPLEGATE, Calif - The rescue of a couple injured in an ATV accident nearly turned into emergency crews' worst nightmare after an ambulance nearly tumbled down the same cliff where the victims were pulled up.
The couple was riding all-terrain vehicles in the Placer County back country near Applegate when they rolled off a steep incline and plunged nearly 100 feet. The two suffered neck and back injuries, but one of the riders had a satellite phone and was able to call authorities.
The ambulance driver missed a turn, nearly sending the ambulance off the same cliff the victims had been rescued from.
Read more!