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Beaver Island responders assist a driver trapped in a winter vehicle incident, 2013

Also Pam Grassmick winter vehicle rescue February 2013

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TypeEvent
Date2013-02-21
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2013-02-21
Kind
Emergency response
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Beaver Island Volunteer Fire Department
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
emergency-managementtransportationcommunityweather
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

On February 21, 2013, Pam Grassmick reported being trapped in her vehicle on slick roads and receiving help from local responders and neighbors. She reported no injury and thanked the people who helped right the vehicle and pull it free.

Evidence limits

This record is based on a participant’s contemporaneous account. It does not establish the exact location, dispatch classification, weather measurements, or an official incident timeline.

Sources

  1. Grassmick reported that she was trapped in her vehicle on February 21, was found and assisted by Kevin McDonough and other local responders, and was not injured. The post names the people she thanked and describes the vehicle being righted and pulled out, but it is a participant account rather than a fire-department, EMS, sheriff, or incident report.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t006019

Added 9 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island responders assist a driver trapped in a winter vehicle incident, 2013”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-winter-vehicle-rescue-pam-grassmick-2013/, accessed [date], citing Pam Grassmick, “Thank you one and all!,” Beaver Island Forum, February 21–24, 2013..

Last revised 2026-08-09. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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