A woman, believed to be in her 70s, has had an incredible escape after her car plunged into Crookhaven River at Pyree, east of Nowra.
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Emergency services were called to the new bridge over Crookhaven River on Culburra Road just after 11.20am.
The women's car, which was travelling west towards Nowra, left the roadway on the Culburra side of the new bridge, clipped trees on the side of the road before careering into the river.
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The car came to rest about 15 metres from the roadway in the middle of the waterway.
A young couple who saw the incident stopped and assisted the women from her vehicle and provided care until NSW Ambulance paramedics arrived.
The woman was taken to Shoalhaven District Hospital with minor injuries.
Fire and Rescue NSW Shoalhaven 440 and Rural Fire Service crews from Greenwell Point and Culburra Beach attended the crash.
Crews worked with the NSW Fire and Rescue's Hazmat Unit from Shellharbour to install booms into the waterway to ensure no fluids from the car escaped.
Testing later revealed the waterway to be free of contaminants.
The road was closed for a short period while the tricky extraction of the vehicle from the water was undertaken.
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Robert Crawford
Robert Crawford is a senior journalist at the South Coast Register, for Australian Community Media . Everyone's got a story, what's yours? Email robert.crawford@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Robert Crawford is a senior journalist at the South Coast Register, for Australian Community Media . Everyone's got a story, what's yours? Email robert.crawford@austcommunitymedia.com.au
