Woman rescued from Surrey ravine after balcony collapses

A woman was rescued after her balcony collapsed and she fell into a ravine at her home in south Surrey, B.C.

The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. PTat an RV park near 12th Avenue and King George Boulevard.

Surrey Fire Battalion Chief Gary McHarg said the steep terrain made it a trickyrescue.

"We weren't going to be able to package her up and bring her up without the aid of the ropes and harnesses that they used," he said.

It took eight firefighters to carry the 40-year-old woman up the creekbank from where she fell, using a special stretcher and ropes.

B.C. Ambulance said the womanwas taken to hospital in stable condition.