School Bus goes into farm field on state route 20 northeast of La Conner

WRESTLERS THROWN INTO DITCH - The Oak Harbor high school’s girls wrestling team made an unexpected stop in a farm field off State Route 20 northeast of La Conner Friday, February 2.

The bus driver “had an emergency episode where he temporarily lost consciousness,” around 2:40 p.m.

reported Conor Laffey, Oak Harbor school district communication officer.

No one was injured: not the driver, the eight girls, the coaches or team manager.

The Fire District 13 EMT staff examined and cleared everyone.

The driver was taken to the hospital and released that evening, Laffey said.

The hospital medical staff did not report a cause for the driver losing control.

The wrestling team were taken to Bellingham in a second bus sent for that purpose.

They made their matches, with a couple of girls winning and moving on to the regional round.