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Occupants flee after stolen cars plunge down 200-foot embankment

Sep 9, 2025, 11:31 AM | Updated: 11:31 am

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A close up of a Washington State Patrol vehicle. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Patrol)

(Photo courtesy of Washington State Patrol)

Washington State Patrol troopers are investigating after two cars dropped down an embankment near Eatonville.

Search and rescue efforts were underway after reports of cars plunging down a 200-foot embankment on Tuesday, around 9:30 a.m.

Authorities later discovered both cars were stolen and the occupants had fled the scene.

State Route 7, near milepost 25, was blocked for the search.

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