Fire crews rescue driver dangling over a 20-foot drop-off in Tacoma
Mar 14, 2026, 2:20 PM
Fire crews in Tacoma came to the rescue of a driver in this car who ended up dangling over a 20-foot drop-off Saturday morning. (Photo: Tacoma Fire Dept.)
(Photo: Tacoma Fire Dept.)
The Tacoma Fire Department’s Technical Rescue Team got there just in time, to prevent a precarious situation.
A driver in a vehicle somehow ended up dangling over a 20-foot drop-off.
The vehicle broke through a chain-link fence and nearly fell from a concrete embankment onto a parking lot below.
The vehicle precariously positioned over a parking lot, the driver had to be rescued by emergency crews. (Photo: Tacoma Fire Dept.)
The accident took place on C St., near S. 21st St., next to the downtown Tacoma Hilton Garden Inn.
Crews stabilized the car by attaching two chains to hold in place.
(Photo: Tacoma Fire Dept.)
They then somehow got the driver out without causing the car to plunge 20 feet below.
No injuries were reported.
Now it’s up to Tacoma police traffic collision experts to figure out how the driver ended up dangling over a 20-foot drop-off.
