Dec. 17--An off-duty firefighter rescued two female teenager trapped in an overturned vehicle Monday morning in Hockinson.
A white four-door sedan rolled over into a deep ditch at Northeast Ward Road and Northeast Davis Road, trapping the occupants inside, said Fire District 3 Chief Steve Wrightson. Water from the ditch seeped into the car and started rising in the vehicle.
"The problem with these large ditches is that there's no room for error," Wrightson said.
Off-duty Capt. Drew Simpson was driving behind the car when he saw the accident. He used a tool in his pickup to break the side window and helped the occupants out of the car, according to a bulletin from Fire District 3. The teens were cold and startled but not injured. Firefighters arrived at 10:39 a.m.
"It's fortunate that our off-duty firefighter was right behind them," Wrightson said.
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