North Okanagan

Photo: Contributed - Joe Rich Fire Dept.

A rescue worker from the Joe Rich FD offers support to team members working in the ravine.

The Joe Rich Fire Department was called out to a single vehicle roll-over on Philpott Road early Sunday morning.

A woman, driving alone, somehow lost control of her vehicle, went off the road and down a steep embankment, finally landing in a creek.

Fire officials say the call came in at 1:32 a.m., and when crews arrived they realized they faced a tough rescue.

Fire crews lowered ladders down to the crash site and were able to access the woman through the driver's door.

The team then used a medical spine board and rescue basket to lift the patient out of the ravine and onto the road.

The woman suffered non-life threatening injuries in the crash and was transported to Kelowna General Hospital by BC Ambulance Service personnel.