ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – Firefighters in Alachua County rescued a woman trapped in water Sunday morning when her car left U.S. Highway 441 and went into Paynes Prairie.
Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said the car went through a construction area and into part the prairie which has become a lake in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.
Alachua County rescue personnel along with Micanopy Fire Rescue used a ladder bridge to reach the vehicle. They had to cut off the roof off the car to get the woman out.
All northbound lanes of 441 were blocked about 9:30 a.m. due to the rescue efforts, but the area cleared later in the morning.
Fire Rescue officials said the woman has non-life threatening injuries and was being treated at Shands Hospital in Gainesville.