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Person rescued after falling down embankment in Prince George County

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Person rescued after falling down embankment in Prince George County
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PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, Va. β€” A person was rescued after falling down an embankment in Prince George County on Thursday afternoon.

Prince George Fire and EMS crews were dispatched to Afton Drive, which is off the 10000 block of James River Drive, at 2:30 p.m. Thursday for the report of a sinking or submerged vehicle.

The caller, who was driving the vehicle, clarified and said the vehicle was still on the private roadway and that they had fallen down an embankment after exiting the vehicle when the private roadway began to collapse.

Crews initiated a technical rescue operation to save the driver.

"This was treated as a technical rescue due to the terrain and access challenges," Prince George Fire and EMS said.

The driver was taken to an area hospital. An update on their condition was not immediately available.

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