First Responders Rescue Man Following ATV Accident
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on September 09, 2025
Area first responders rescued an individual whose ATV was involved in an accident that saw the vehicle end up 100 feet over an embankment Sunday morning.
According to the Valley Volunteer Fire Department, they were alerted to a call at 12:55 a.m. for an ATV accident in Pleasant Valley. The call 
was for a side by side going over what was described as a “steep” embankment with injuries and the call listed one person as unresponsive.
was for a side by side going over what was described as a “steep” embankment with injuries and the call listed one person as unresponsive.
Complicating the issue, along with the darkness, was that the accident took place in a thick wooden area. Despite the issues, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office along with personnel from the Marion County Rescue Squad, and the Valley made their way through the wooded section where the accident took place.
After contact was made with the male patient it was determined that a rope rescue would be required to extract the patient. The individual in question was found conscious and alert.
According to the Valley VFD the vehicle traveled down the embankment between 80 and 100 feet. The individual on the ATV was found 60 to 70 feet down the embankment.
As the staging area was set for removal, the individual was assessed by medics before being loaded into a rescue stokes basket. At that point, a pulley system was used to pull the individual up the embankment where the man in question was loaded into an ambulance and transported.
The injuries appeared to be non-life threatening, the VFD reported.
Editor's Note: Photos courtesy of the Valley Volunteer Fire Department.
