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Woman Rescued After Falling Down Deep Embankment In Region

Police and firefighters rescued a Western Massachusetts woman after she fell down a steep embankment and into a shallow stream.

The rescue.

The rescue.

Photo Credit: Northampton Fire Rescue

The incident took place in Hampshire County around 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 13, when Northampton Police and Northampton Fire Rescue responded behind the Millbank Condominiums for a 53-year-old woman that had fallen down a steep embankment and into a shallow stream, the fire department said.

Police officers were able to pull the woman out, and firefighters extricated the female up the steep embankment using a sled. 

The woman was transported to Cooley Dickinson Hospital for minor injuries.

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