Several local emergency agencies responded to a serious accident around 1:30 pm on Tuesday on State Route 19 just north of Eminence. A vehicle went off the side of the road and about 30 feet down the embankment before coming to rest in some thick brush. Had the accident not been witnessed, the vehicle would have been completely hidden and perhaps not found for days.
Two Emergency Medical Responders from the Shannon County First Responders were able to gain entry to the truck through the rear and begin care. Volunteer firefighters from the Eminence Area Volunteer Fire Department and employees of Baker’s Towing worked to stabilize the truck, which was perched precariously on some rocks and tree trunks. EMTs and paramedics from Mercy used a rope line to descend to the vehicle and take over definitive medical care from the First Responders. The patient was placed in a basket stretcher which was lifted up to the road via ropes and with a lot of hard work by several volunteers of several agencies. The patient was stabilized and transported via Mercy ambulance to the Eminence Fire Station where an Air Evac helicopter transported them to a St Louis area hospital.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the driver, 62-year-old Paul Ahrens of Lamar Arkansas had serious injuries. The accident happened on Highway 19, one mile north of Eminence.
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