Woman rescued after car goes off cliff in Griffith Park

LOS ANGELES - An elderly woman was rescued Wednesday after her car went over the side of a hill in Griffith Park.

According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the 68-year-old woman was alert and speaking with firefighters when they first made contact with her. She has since been lifted to the helicopter and transported to a local hospital.

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Details on how the woman's car ended up at the bottom of the hill are not known at this time. 

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