Hours before the eclipse, a dramatic rescue took place in the Hudson Valley.

A handicapped man was rescued after crashing into water in Orange County.

Disabled Man Rescued After Crashing Into Water In Orange County, New York

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It was a dramatic scene in Orange County, New York after an SUV crashed into a drainage ditch and the driver, a disabled man, was trapped inside his SUV.

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Goshen and Chester firefighters on the scene told Mark Lieb of Rockland Video the unnamed disabled driver was conscious and alert after he was pulled from the water.

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He was taken away by ambulance to nearby Garnet Health Medical Center.

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It's unclear, as of this writing, how the man ended up driving into the drainage ditch. The condition of the SUV is unclear.

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