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12-10-2009, 02:14 PM
Workers Rescue Man from Cesspool on Long Island Man Fell Into Drainage Pit
Emergency crews pulled a worker to safety after he fell into an empty 18-foot cesspool hole in East Hills, Long Island. Mario Flores, 37, was stuck in the hole for more than 4 hours. A second man who was trying to help the first also got trapped, but was quickly rescued.
Dozens of firefighters worked to shore up the hole and rig a pulley to save Flores. He was conscious and alert when he came out of the hole. Responders loaded him into an ambulance at about 3:50 p.m. and took him to a local hospital.
Officials said he was listed in stable condition and was evaluayed for possible hypothermia and containment disease.
http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/local_news/long_island/091208-cesspool-rescue-on-long-island
Emergency crews pulled a worker to safety after he fell into an empty 18-foot cesspool hole in East Hills, Long Island. Mario Flores, 37, was stuck in the hole for more than 4 hours. A second man who was trying to help the first also got trapped, but was quickly rescued.
Dozens of firefighters worked to shore up the hole and rig a pulley to save Flores. He was conscious and alert when he came out of the hole. Responders loaded him into an ambulance at about 3:50 p.m. and took him to a local hospital.
Officials said he was listed in stable condition and was evaluayed for possible hypothermia and containment disease.
http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/local_news/long_island/091208-cesspool-rescue-on-long-island