BY EVAN MCKENNA UPDATED JUNE 13, 2023 3:02 PM
Burton firefighters were about to call a marine rescue crew before realizing their truck’s ladder was just the right length to carry out the Tuesday morning rescue, Capt. Dan Byrne told The Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette. Burton Fire Department
First responders carried out a roadside rescue Tuesday morning after a woman drove into the marsh off U.S. 21, according to the Burton Fire District. The car veered off the northbound lanes of Trask Parkway in Seabrook just after 11 a.m. Tuesday, burying itself in wheel-deep mud about 50 feet from the highway, Capt. Dan Byrne told The Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette. After briefly considering calling in an airboat from Beaufort Marine Water Rescue team, fire crews proceeded to rescue the woman using their engine’s ladder, which was just long enough to reach the vehicle.
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