A woman is alive and has her pick-up to thank for helping save her.
Verdigris Fire Chief Mike Schaffer says a woman swerved to miss a deer this morning and went way off the roadway near Port of Catoosa. Her pick-up went down a steep ravine, through thick underbrush and came to rest in a creek bed.
Officials were notified of the crash by the 'On-Star' notification system in her vehicle. However, at first, they were unable to find the wreckage in the underbrush.
After a series of ‘pings’ from the system, Chief Schaffer says they were able to find the woman in a wooded area, some 100 feet off the road.
She was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover.