Worker trapped in 20-foot deep hole, Appleton WI


A crew reports a worker fallen about 20 feet into a hole and requests a vertical rescue. They ask a unit to park at the corner of Samson and Atlantic to set up rescue equipment. Other units report their locations and say they will arrive shortly.
Audio|Source: Outagamie County Public Safety
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Transcript:
Got me. We have a worker down in a hole, approximately 20 feet. We're going to have to do a vertical rescue. 9341 from 9324. This is 9341. Go ahead. I need you to come emergency, take fake, and I need you to park your truck on the corner of Samson and Atlantic and we're going to work off the back of the truck by the vertical high point, set up for a vertical high point. 10.4, we're at Shaw and North, right now we'll be there shortly.
Got me. We have a worker down in a hole, approximately 20 feet. We're going to have to do a vertical rescue. 9341 from 9324. This is 9341. Go ahead. I need you to come emergency, take fake, and I need you to park your truck on the corner of Samson and Atlantic and we're going to work off the back of the truck by the vertical high point, set up for a vertical high point. 10.4, we're at Shaw and North, right now we'll be there shortly.
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Location mentioned:
E Atlantic St, Appleton, WI 54911
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