ENFIELD FIRE DEPT

Date: March 2009
Rescued: Women from submerged automobile
Pilots & Rescue Team: Enfield Fire Dept Crew

SUV Pulled From River Three Days After Woman's Rescue
The Hartford Courant, 4:25 EST March 5, 2009

Local fire departments and a towing company Thursday afternoon pulled a car out of the Connecticut River that slid off a ledge on Parsons Road in Enfield Monday. Kymberly Playdon, 41, of East Windsor, was driving on Parsons Road Monday morning in icy conditions when her car slid off the road, then down the embankment. Firefighters rescued Playdon after she spent around 40 minutes in the icy water. She was transported Monday to an area hospital for treatment of hypothermia. (SHAWN BEALS / HARTFORD COURANT / March 5, 2009)

ENFIELD - Local fire departments and a towing company Thursday afternoon pulled a car out of the Connecticut River that slid off a ledge on Parsons Road Monday.

Bosco's Towing, with the help of the Thompsonville Fire Department using its hovercraft, pulled the SUV out of the river and up a steep bank to street level shortly after 3 p.m.

Kymberly Playdon, 41, of East Windsor, was driving on Parsons Road Monday morning in icy conditions when her car slid off the road, then down the embankment as she tried to get back onto the roadway. Firefighters rescued Playdon after she spent around 40 minutes in the icy water. Enfield Fire Department Capt. Don Ellis waded into the river and help Playdon get on board the hovercraft.

Playdon was transported Monday to an area hospital for treatment of hypothermia.