San Bernardino County firefighters rescued a driver who plunged hundreds of feet over a mountainside near Big Bear Lake, near the Snow Valley Ski Resort, on Tuesday morning.

They were dispatched to a part of Highway 18 just west of the lake after learning of a car that had gone approximately 200 feet down a rocky slope near an area called the "Arctic Circle" at around 10 a.m., said a social media post from SBCoFD.

Crews said that the driver, an unidentified woman, was able to call 911 for help before she got out of the car. They were able to pinpoint her exact location, and upon arrival, found her sitting near her car, which was badly damaged.

"Initial rescuers hiked down to the patient to begin immediate paramedic-level treatment for what were determined to be moderate to severe inju

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