Rope rescue and STARS required in Kootenay National Park collision

Firefighters from Invermere and Radium responded to Highway 93 around 6 p.m. on Thursday, as well as STARS Air Ambulance.

According to Invermere Fire Rescue, a single vehicle had gone over an embankment on the highway. Alongside the local firefighters, RCMP were also dispatched, as well as the BC Ambulance Service (BCAS).

Responding to the motor vehicle incident, firefighters performed a rope rescue to bring the patient back to Highway 93 and into the care of the awaiting BC Ambulance Service.

The condition of the driver is unknown at this time, as well as any potential passengers. There are no further details to provide at this time.

Traffic on Highway 93 was not significantly impacted by the response, according to Drive BC.

Bradley Jones
Bradley Jones
Delivering local news and sports in the East Kootenay since April 2016, Bradley now calls Cranbrook home. Born and raised in Airdrie, AB, Bradley graduated from Lethbridge College, and has been a journalist, news anchor and reporter since 2014. Bradley took on local News Director responsibilities when he moved to Cranbrook in 2016. He is now Vista Radio's Kootenay News Director, managing and overseeing all news operations at the company's five regional radio stations in Cranbrook, Creston, Nelson, Castlegar, and Grand Forks.

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