Two people in hospital after car goes over cliff in Portugal Cove–St. Philip's

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Emergency crews responded to an mishap involving a car implicit the broadside of a cliff successful Portugal Cove-St Phillips connected Sunday evening. Platoon main Mike Hall says 2 radical were sent to hospital.

St. John's Fire Department high-angle rescue squad was deployed

Abby Cole · CBC News

· Posted: Jun 16, 2025 10:01 AM EDT | Last Updated: June 16

A presumption looking down a rocky crevice with radical adjacent an overturned car.

Police, firefighters and the seashore defender were called to the ferry terminal successful Portugal Cove-St Philips connected Sunday evening aft a car went implicit a cliff.

St. John's Regional Fire Department platoon main Mike Hall says a elder mates were trapped successful the car aft it went disconnected the road. Hall says the car was good down implicit the cliff, astir 8 feet from the water successful a crevasse.

He says the occurrence department's high-angle rescue squad were needed to retrieve the pair.

"We were capable to get the 2 individuals retired of the car and sent to hospital," Hall told CBC News connected Monday morning.

He says the pistillate had much superior injuries.

Hall says the occurrence section had to telephone successful a tow motortruck to instal a winch cablegram to spell down implicit the cliff and assistance the car disconnected of the rocks.

At 5:00 p.m., Royal Newfoundland Constabulary announced a roadworthy closure on Beachy Cove Road. Hall says the roadway is present passable again.

CBC News has asked the RNC for an interview.

In a statement, the RNC said the probe is ongoing and they are looking for radical who saw Sunday's incidental arsenic good arsenic video footage, similar CCTV, dash cams and compartment phones.

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