Thursday, Jan 25, 2018 3:20 PMUpdated Friday, Jan. 26, 2018 10:34 AM
Vehicle veered off road and landed upside down in icy water
A Durango Fire Protection District firefighter and a Durango Police Department officer hook a winch cable to a car after pulling out an unconscious woman who was trapped after it rolled off of East Animas Road (County Road 250) on Wednesday night just south of Trimble Lane, landing in an irrigation ditch. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A Durango Police Department officer looks inside of a car to see if anyone else is in it after it rolled off East Animas Road (County Road 250) on Wednesday night just south of Trimble Lane, landing upside down in an irrigation ditch. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango Fire Protection District firefighters, Durango Police Department officers and La Plata County Sheriff’s Office deputies pull an unconscious woman from a car after it rolled off East Animas Road (County Road 250) on Wednesday night just south of Trimble Lane, landing upside down in an irrigation ditch west of the road. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
After hooking a winch cable from a Durango Fire Protection District fire engine, a car was pulled up to the bank of an irrigation ditch after it rolled off East Animas Road (County Road 250) on Wednesday night just south of Trimble Lane. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A Durango Police Department officer tries to open a door to see if anyone remains in a car after it rolled off East Animas Road (County Road 250) on Wednesday night just south of Trimble Lane, landing upside down in an irrigation ditch west of the road. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango Fire Protection District firefighters, Durango Police Department officers and La Plata County Sheriff’s Office deputies search the freezing water of an irrigation ditch to see if they can locate anyone who may have been in a car as paramedics attempt to resuscitate a woman they pulled from the car after it rolled off of East Animas Road (County Road 250) on Wednesday night just south of Trimble Lane. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango Fire Protection District paramedics rush a woman to an ambulance after pulling her from a car that was submerged in icy water of an irrigation ditch on East Animas Road (County Road 250) on Wednesday night just south of Trimble Lane. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Emergency personnel search the icy water of an irrigation ditch on East Animas Road (County Road 250) on Wednesday night just south of Trimble Lane. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A Durango Fire Protection District firefighter wearing a cold-water suit searches the icy water of an irrigation ditch on East Animas Road (County Road 250) on Wednesday night just south of Trimble Lane. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A Durango Fire Protection District firefighter wearing a cold-water suit searches the icy water of an irrigation ditch on East Animas Road (County Road 250) on Wednesday night just south of Trimble Lane. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Emergency personnel search the icy water of an irrigation ditch on East Animas Road (County Road 250) on Wednesday night just south of Trimble Lane. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A woman involved in a single-car rollover Wednesday night on East Animas Road (County Road 250) has died, according to Colorado State Patrol.
State Patrol Capt. Adrian Driscoll said Thursday morning the woman died from her injuries. He did not release the name, saying next of kin had not yet been notified.
Driscoll also did not immediately have further information on the crash, which occurred near the 6000 block of County Road 250.
According to a previous report, the vehicle went off the road about 8:45 p.m. before landing upside down and partially submerged in an irrigation ditch, just south of Trimble Lane, north of Durango.
The Durango Police Department posted to its Facebook page Thursday morning that one of its officers “jumped in the freezing water to assist firefighters in extracting the female occupant.”
“After being pulled ashore, Cpl. Cygan performed CPR on the female until paramedics were able to take over and transport her to Mercy Regional Medical Center,” the post said.
No other occupants appear to have been inside the vehicle.
This is a developing story. Please check back at www.durangoherald.com for updates.
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