A 20-year-old woman survived a crash over the cliff into the rocks, between Bakoven and Oudekraal, along Cape Town’s Radlantic Seaboard on Saturday morning. She was airlifted to hospital and her condition is serious, but stable.

Online reports from emergency services have confirmed that they were alerted at around 7am. The woman has been identified as Aurora Marcopolous, a model, student and social worker from Hout Bay. Aurora also runs local blog themowgli.

This, according to Community Medics:

On arrival CM Camps Bay Division medics found a light motor vehicle had rolled numerous times down the embankment before coming to a rest on the waters edge. The vehicle had suffered extensive damage all around the vehicle. The driver was found still inside the car with the seatbelt on.

Paramedics assessed and treated for suspected neck and back injuries, multiple cuts and abrasions to the body. The patient was extricated from the vehicle and treated further for her injuries when she was placed on a Specialised board.

The Skymed Rescue helicopter (AMS) was used to lift the patient up onto the road side where a waiting ER24 ambulance took the patient to hospital in a serious but stable condition.

The circumstances around the accident would be investigated by the local authorities.

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Twitter exploded with all sorts of praise and apparent insight into the event.

More details have emerged, via Beeld (translated by Google. Verbatim..):

A beautiful Cape Town model Thursday naelskraaps to escaped death when her car over a 30 m high cliff at Camps Bay shed.

Aurora Marcopoulos (20), Ikey student, with broken ribs and a concussion in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Cape Town.

She was behind the wheel of her Jaguar asleep, her father, Haris Marcopoulos of Hout Bay, told Rapport said.

Aurora driving from Cape Town towards Hout Bay when she lost control of her car.

The car went on the opposite lane, dumped over the steep edge and landed on rocks near the sea.

Cape Town’s emergency services said the accident happened around 08:00 Aurora on the way home.

“She works hard, she was tired, and was from a friend on the way home. She was alone in the car.

“We’re just deeply grateful that she was okay and actually quite good this down.

“She is my youngest daughter,” Haris said.

Her father said she was a full-time first-year student in media and politics at UCT, doing part-time modeling and has been involved in community work.

Several emergency services, as well as doctors from the area rushed to the scene, said Mark Banks of ER24.

“We have found the driver in the car with her seatbelt on. Paramedics took her right there treated for possible neck and back injuries, as well as numerous cuts and scrapes.

“The Skymed noodhelikopter brought her to the road, after which she went to hospital by ER24 ambulance. She is in a serious but stable condition. ”

The accident happened in Victoria, across Oude Kraal on in Camps Bay.

“It looks as if the motorist lost control of her vehicle,” said Colonel. Tembinkosi Kinana, provincial police spokesman.

Kinana said a docket of negligent and reckless driving. The Kampsbaaise police will investigate the accident.

The distorted Jaguar wreck were taken to the police station.

According to Aurora’s website The Mowgli she is involved in uplifting underprivileged communities, especially in Hout Bay.

“I’m happy when I can help, if only a small contribution,” she wrote.

“We teach Grade 6 class mathematics. I class beautiful girl, Mamelo, and a cute boy, Edwin. I get involved as far as I can, but are engaged in university work and other outside work. ”

She tweeted last week she attended the Justin Bieber concert as well: “Just live your life and do it well. Phil. 4 v 13: “I can do all things …”

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We’re glad Ms Marcopoulos is in a stable condition and glad she was wearing a seat belt.

[sources, cbcm, beeld + pictures courtesy Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and mowgli]