Linthicum Driver Plunges 50 Feet Down Embankment, Pulled Out by Rope

A driver was rescued early Sunday after his car left a ramp in Linthicum and came to rest about 50 feet down a wooded embankment. Firefighters used ropes to bring him back up to the roadway.

The response began just before 7:30 a.m. at the ramp from Route 295 north to Interstate 195, according to The Baltimore Banner. Lt. Joshua Pfeiffer told the outlet that the car went over an embankment between two guardrails and fell about 50 feet into a wooded area.

Rope rescue brought driver back to roadway

The driver was alone in the car, The Baltimore Banner reported. Firefighters carried out a low-angle rescue, using ropes to pull him from the wooded trench where the vehicle had stopped, according to the outlet…

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