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man on the scene. He went right down the bank.”

According to Estes, the young woman was attempting to get out of the vehicle on the side of the car almost submerged in the fast moving high water. Lane persuaded her to come around to the other side of the vehicle and then helped her to the bank.

“She had a close call. If the car had turned over, she would have drowned,” Estes noted. “I’d say she’s a lucky little girl.”

Alther sustained minor injuries and was taken by the Sperryville Rescue Squad to Culpeper Hospital for treatment.

After her rescue, the crews from the local highway department blocked the road while Estes pulled Alther’s 1!W2 Chevrolet sedan from the river. Trooper Haines reported that the vehicle was a total loss.

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