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Photos: Dramatic rescue after car plunges off Catalina Highway north of Tucson
- Rebecca Sasnett
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Firefighters, deputies and volunteers rescued a person after the vehicle they were in went off the Catalina Highway near Hoodoo Vista Point in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Ariz. on May 11, 2022.
Rural Metro Fire Department, Pima County Sheriff's Department, Mount Lemmon Fire Department, Southern Arizona Rescue Association and the Arizona Department of Public Safety Ranger air unit assisted in the rescue.
The sole occupant of the vehicle sustained minor injuries, according to the Pima County Sheriffs Department.
Rescue in the Santa Catalina Mountains
Rescue workers start up a steep incline after rescuing a person from a vehicle that vehicle went off the Catalina Highway near Hoodoo Vista Point in the Santa Catalina Mountains just outside of Tucson, Ariz. on May 11, 2022.
Rebecca Sasnett, Arizona Daily StarRescue in the Santa Catalina Mountains
Pima County Sheriffs Department's Search and Rescue team bring down a gurney while officials rescue a person from a vehicle after the vehicle went off the Catalina Highway near Hoodoo Vista Point in the Santa Catalina Mountains just outside of Tucson, Ariz. on May 11, 2022.
Rebecca Sasnett, Arizona Daily StarRescue in the Santa Catalina Mountains
Officials rescue a person from a vehicle after the vehicle went off the Catalina Highway near Hoodoo Vista Point in the Santa Catalina Mountains just outside of Tucson, Ariz. on May 11, 2022.
Rebecca Sasnett, Arizona Daily StarRescue in the Santa Catalina Mountains
Rescue workers move a person, rescued from a vehicle that went off the Catalina Highway, up a steep hill side near Hoodoo Vista Point in the Santa Catalina Mountains just outside of Tucson, Ariz. on May 11, 2022.
Rebecca Sasnett, Arizona Daily StarRescue in the Santa Catalina Mountains
A Rural Metro Firefighter heads down a steep hill side while officials rescue a person from a vehicle after the vehicle went off the Catalina Highway near Hoodoo Vista Point in the Santa Catalina Mountains just outside of Tucson, Ariz. on May 11, 2022.
Rebecca Sasnett, Arizona Daily StarRescue in the Santa Catalina Mountains
Officials line the roadway while rescuing a person from a vehicle after the vehicle went off the Catalina Highway near Hoodoo Vista Point in the Santa Catalina Mountains just outside of Tucson, Ariz. on May 11, 2022.
Rebecca Sasnett, Arizona Daily StarRescue in the Santa Catalina Mountains
Officials work together to push a person up a steep hill side after rescuing the person from a vehicle that went off the Catalina Highway near Hoodoo Vista Point in the Santa Catalina Mountains just outside of Tucson, Ariz. on May 11, 2022.
Rebecca Sasnett, Arizona Daily StarRescue in the Santa Catalina Mountains
Officials work together to push a person up a steep hill side after rescuing the person from a vehicle that went off the Catalina Highway near Hoodoo Vista Point in the Santa Catalina Mountains just outside of Tucson, Ariz. on May 11, 2022.
Rebecca Sasnett, Arizona Daily StarRescue in the Santa Catalina Mountains
Officials reach the top of a steep hill side after rescuing a person from a vehicle that went off the Catalina Highway near Hoodoo Vista Point in the Santa Catalina Mountains just outside of Tucson, Ariz. on May 11, 2022.
Rebecca Sasnett, Arizona Daily StarRescue in the Santa Catalina Mountains
Rural Metro Firefighters push a person, who was rescued from a vehicle that went off the Catalina Highway, to an ambulance near Hoodoo Vista Point in the Santa Catalina Mountains just outside of Tucson, Ariz. on May 11, 2022.
Rebecca Sasnett, Arizona Daily StarRescue in the Santa Catalina Mountains
A bumper sits on the side of the ledge while officials work on rescuing a person from a vehicle after the vehicle went off the Catalina Highway near Hoodoo Vista Point in the Santa Catalina Mountains just outside of Tucson, Ariz. on May 11, 2022.
Rebecca Sasnett, Arizona Daily StarRescue in the Santa Catalina Mountains
People traveling up Catalina Highway look over the edge while the Pima County Sheriffs Department stops traffic for officials who rescued a person from a vehicle after the vehicle went over the ledge near Hoodoo Vista Point in the Santa Catalina Mountains just outside of Tucson, Ariz. on May 11, 2022. The person is being transported in the ambulance behind the stopped traffic.
Rebecca Sasnett, Arizona Daily StarRescue in the Santa Catalina Mountains
Officials prepare a gurney while rescuing a person from a vehicle after the vehicle went over the ledge of Catalina Highway near Hoodoo Vista Point in the Santa Catalina Mountains just outside of Tucson, Ariz. on May 11, 2022.
Rebecca Sasnett, Arizona Daily StarRescue in the Santa Catalina Mountains
A Rural Metro Firefighter looks around the wreckage after officials rescued a person from a vehicle after the vehicle went over the edge off Catalina Highway near Hoodoo Vista Point in the Santa Catalina Mountains just outside of Tucson, Ariz. on May 11, 2022.
Rebecca Sasnett, Arizona Daily StarRescue in the Santa Catalina Mountains
Arizona Department of Public Safety's Ranger helicopter flies over the wreckage site while officials rescue a person from a vehicle after the vehicle went off the Catalina Highway near Hoodoo Vista Point in the Santa Catalina Mountains just outside of Tucson, Ariz. on May 11, 2022.
Rebecca Sasnett, Arizona Daily Star
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