MISSOULA — One person was taken to the hospital on early Saturday, September 28, 2024, after a car went off the road and ended up fully submerged in the Flathead River.
The City of Polson Fire Department responded to reports of a vehicle in the water at in the area of Seventh Avenue and Kerr Dam Road at about 1 a.m.
Initial reports indicate the driver missed a curve in the road and ended up in the water.
Emergency crews found the car 100 feet offshore submerged in about 15 feet of water.
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A good Samaritan went into the river and helped rescue the driver, who was then lifted up the steep embankment and taken to a hospital, a social media post states.
Crews from Lake County Search & Rescue waded out to confirm no one else was in the car.
The driver was the only person in the car, which was pulled from the water at 9 a.m. on Saturday.
There is no word on the person's current condition.
