Structure like a movie… A vehicle hung for an hour on a 30m canyon

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In the United States, a camping truck driven by an old couple was hung on a 30m gorge for more than an hour in an accident, and was safely rescued like a scene in a movie.

According to the Associated Press on the 18th, on the 15th (local time) at 2:30 p.m., the 2004 Ford F-350 pickup truck passed over the Malad Gorge in the southern province of Idaho in the US There was an accident that was hanging over and hanging over.

The car that the 67-year-old husband and 64-year-old wife were riding suddenly struck the right handrail first, as if losing control near the canyon, and then again hit the left handrail and crossed the handrail.

Fortunately, the accident vehicle held the camping trailer on the back of the road so that it did not fall down the gorge as it fell to the bottom of the road.

However, the accident vehicle was connected with a trailer and a safety chain, and there was a gorge 30m deep below, which was a dizzying situation just before the crash. The maximum depth of this gorge reached a whopping 76m.

Reports were made immediately after the accident, and from this point on, rescue work like a movie unfolded.

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The police and rescue teams dispatched to the scene faced the seriousness of the accident and decided that swiftness and safety should be prioritized. Accordingly, first, the safety chain of another nearby truck was additionally connected to the accident vehicle to prevent it from falling down, and then descended on a rope, and the old couple in the vehicle and the two river children were tied in a string to rescue them out in turn.

They were taken to a hospital, but it was said that none of them were seriously injured.

It took 1 hour and 8 minutes for the rescue team to receive the first call and rescue them all. In addition, it took only 6 minutes for the rescue team to arrive at the scene and first contacted the old couple.

Rescue activities were carried out quickly as in the usual manual even in dangerous situations like a scene in a movie, and many media including local media praised it.

“This rescue operation requires prompt judgment and action,” said Lynn Hightower, spokesman for the Idaho State Police. “Rescuers trained for this, and this saved two precious lives.”

Authorities are investigating the cause of the accident.

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