Driver veers into marsh in Seabrook Tuesday morning. Burton Fire stages roadside rescue
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.
The driver, who was the only person in the vehicle, was taken to Beaufort Memorial Hospital with unknown injuries, Byrne said.
First responders cleared the area by 12:30 p.m. after minor morning slowdowns, Byrne said. Traffic may be impacted again as crews attempt to remove the car from the marsh.
A representative from the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office could not immediately be reached for information on how and when the car would be removed.
This story was originally published June 13, 2023 at 1:40 PM.
