Toronto woman severely injured after driving ATV off cliff

Published Jul 22, 2019 • 1 minute read

A 39-year-old woman from Toronto was airlifted on Saturday, July 20, 2019 after her ATV drove off a cliff in Clarington. Getty Images

Emergency personnel airlifted a severly-injured Toronto woman to a hospital after she drove an ATV off a cliff in Durham Region.

Firefighters had to rappell down a steep cliff Saturday to reach the 39-year-old woman who plunged over a the edge of an incline near Lakeshore Rd. in Clarington. The four-wheeler landed upside down and ended up eight metres below the surface of Lake Ontario.

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A 39-year-old Toronto woman is recovering from multiple, serious injuries after the ATV she was operating in Clarington drove over a steep cliff. https://t.co/UfuFV5OaHD
— Durham Regional Police (@DRPS) July 22, 2019

Police said she is expected to survive the ordeal.

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Police suspect that a mechanical malfuntion is to blame for the mishap. Members of the Durham Regional Police marine unit raised the ATV from the lake for further investigation.

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