Rescue crews from multiple Larimer County agencies respond to a complex canyon crash
LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. — Quick coordination among multiple Northern Colorado emergency teams helped rescue two people Friday afternoon after their vehicle veered off the road and into the Poudre River.
Around 4:40 p.m., dispatchers received a report of a vehicle crash in Poudre Canyon. Deputies with the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Poudre Canyon Fire Protection District, UCHealth EMS, and the Colorado State Patrol, rushed to the scene.
Both the driver and passenger escaped from the partially submerged car before first responders arrived. The Larimer County Dive Rescue Team was activated to assist Crossroads Towing in retrieving the vehicle, which had come to rest down a steep 57-foot embankment…