POLSON — One person was taken to the hospital early Saturday morning after a vehicle went off the road and ended up fully submerged in the Flathead River.
The City of Polson Fire Department responded to reports of a vehicle in the water at in the area of Seventh Avenue and Kerr Dam Road at approximately 1 a.m.
City of Polson Fire Department
Crews arrived to find a vehicle about 100 feet off shore in around 15 feet of water after the driver missed a curve in the road and ended up in the water.
A good Samaritan went into the river and helped rescue the driver, who was then lifted up the steep embankment and taken to a hospital, a social media post states.
MTN News
The driver was the only person in the car which was pulled from the water at 9 a.m. on Saturday.
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