The car had driven off the side of a parking lot and “went down a steep embankment and was hung up on brush a few feet away from Cohas Brook that abuts the parking lot,” the news release said.

The female driver was unable to say what happened and complained of lower extremity injuries.

The car was 30 feet down a 75-degree embankment.

Firefighters used a rope system to get the driver to safety. The embankment was covered with ice and snow, creating another challenge, the news release said.

“The patient had been exposed to below freezing temperatures for over an hour. It took crews 26 minutes to reach the patient, set up rope systems, rig a stokes basket up and remove her to an awaiting AMR ambulance,” the news release said.

The woman was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.

The scene was under control by 8:46 a.m.