The dramatic rescue of a 72-year-old girl whose automobile tumbled down an enormous ravine in Idaho, leaving her stranded for days, is being hailed as a miracle, whereas police have heaped reward on her perseverance for surviving the terrifying ordeal.
Penny Kay Clark was reported lacking on Dec. 5 after she disappeared with no hint, together with her household fearing the worst as the times handed by.
Nevertheless, 4 days later, on Dec. 9 at round 11:40 a.m., two males who had been out within the space of Map Rock Street and Rim Street close to Melba noticed a wrecked 2021 Chevy Equinox about 200 yards down a ravine, the Canyon County Sheriff’s Workplace (CCSO) stated in an announcement.
Penny Kay Clark’s automobile, and first responders carrying her to security. (Canyon County Sheriff’s Workplace)
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The pair had been conscious {that a} lacking individual’s attraction had gone out for Clark and her Chevy Equinox in order that they known as the police.
CCSO deputies arrived on the location a short while later and whereas surveying the world with binoculars from the canyon rim, they noticed Clark roughly 40 ft beneath the car’s location in a ravine.
A frantic multi-agency rescue was then put into operation and at round 1 p.m., Idaho Mountain Search and Rescue members had been in a position to attain Clark, who was aware and alert.
Given the troublesome and rocky terrain, CCSO and search and rescue personnel determined to stabilize her after which carry her to a location on Map Rock Street the place a helicopter and paramedics had been staged.
Penny Kay Clark, 72, was discovered alive after days down a ravine. The photograph was taken earlier than she went lacking. ( )
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It took rescuers about two hours to get Clark to Map Rock Street, the place she was then flown to an space hospital, in keeping with Canyon County Sheriff Kieran Donahue.
”That is frankly one of the miraculous incidents that I can recall in all my years in regulation enforcement and it’s a real testomony to the power and fortitude of Penny Clark,” Donahue stated.
”The medics who evaluated her on scene imagine that she had been there for a minimum of a few days, and greater than probably since Tuesday, when her household final had contact together with her. It’s really a miracle, and I’m hopeful that she makes a full restoration.”
Temperatures fell to 24 levels Fahrenheit the night time earlier than Clark was discovered, in keeping with the web site Time and Date, which tracks temperatures.
Penny Kay Clark’s automobile, left, and first responders tending to her. (Canyon County Sheriff’s Workplace)
Police additionally praised the companies in addition to the 2 males who got here throughout her and had the wherewithal to find out that it was probably related to the lacking individual attraction put out by Nampa Police Division.
”This was a real crew effort,” Donahue stated.
Clark is being handled at a neighborhood hospital for her accidents and her household has requested for privateness.
It’s unclear what led to her automobile careening down the ravine, or what kind of accidents she sustained.
The Idaho Statesman reported earlier than Clark was discovered that she had gone out within the automobile to run errands.