‘Very, very lucky,’ man’s SUV plunges 200 ft. down embankment near Qualicum Beach
PARKSVILLE — Emergency responders say a man is lucky after rolling his vehicle down an embankment north of Qualicum Beach on Tuesday.
It happened just before 1 p.m. May 23 on Highway 19 at the Little Qualicum River bridge in the southbound lanes, leaving the driver stuck inside his SUV, according to Qualicum Beach Fire Department chief Daryl Kohse.
Kohse, who went to the bottom of the ravine to tend to the driver, told CTV Vancouver Island the driver was alert.
“He was coherent, he knew what day it was, he could talk to us, he knew where his injuries were,” Kohse said. “But very, very lucky.”