Male falls 15 feet into hole with back and arm injuries, Gloucester County VA


A male fell about 15 feet into a hole near George Washington Memorial Highway in Gloucester, Virginia. He suffered injuries to his back and arm. Emergency responders are planning a technical rescue using a pulley system to help get him out safely.
Audio|Source: Gloucester County Fire and EMS Dispatch
05:58
Transcript:
00:00
They said they got somebody down in the hole to them.
00:03
He said he got her back and her arm, but he don't know how to get them out unless he makes a pulley system or something to hook to a beam up to pull them up.
00:15
Receive, you think we're going to need a Gator with a winch? Or do you think we can get 14 to him?
00:25
He's involved in the White House, um,
00:28
it's rotten wood, but I ain't, I ain't sure yet.
00:32
I'll be on scene momentarily, but they said they don't know how to get them out other than like a pulley system.
00:40
Receive, myself, and Chief six, sir,
00:42
responded.
00:45
Foster, if you look good, tune for the Gator to respond if we get a response to the Gator.
00:50
Yep.
01:01
Go ahead, Benaclap.
01:04
Confirm the address is George Washington.
01:09
(number withheld), or (number withheld).
01:21
Medical 11 is going to be a driveway directly in front of Old Page School on the north side.
01:28
Medic 11, near George Washington.
01:32
White Marsh Plant 8.
01:34
Stand for him, row.
01:52
Foster Fire and Rescue Station 6, Gator 6 is seated to respond to the call at near George Washington, for a male that fell 15 feet into a hole complaining of back and an arm injury.
02:04
Vosser Fire and Rescue Station 6, Gator 6 is needed to respond to near George Washington, for a male that fell 15 feet down into a hole with a back injury and an arm injury.
02:15
F176, alert times 722.
02:17
Captain 42, go ahead with your track.
02:24
Tadm 42 on the route.
02:26
Tf-4.
02:30
B.L. 6.05, wall, snow route station 6-fridator.
02:34
104. BLS 6.0-5.5.
02:57
Plotter Fire and Rescue Station 1, second call for rescue, 8385 Robinsnard for Fire alarm,
03:03
keyholder, advice, false alarm, alarm company wants to dispatch.
03:06
Gloucester Fire and Rescue Station 1, 8385 Robinsnett for Fire Alarm, keyholder, advice, false alarm,
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alarm company wants dispatch, 724.
03:17
Captain 20 is all seen White Marsh Plantation.
03:21
Chip for Captain 20.
03:26
Gloucester, Captain 41 is around White Marsh Plantation.
03:30
Chip for Captain 41.
03:31
Captain 41.
03:33
Captain 20, do we come in the road across from Old Page Middle School?
03:38
Yeah, 1040 will meet it.
03:39
Come to the Plant Lake and out of itself.
03:51
104. Rescue 1, Tower 1, En route, par 2.
03:57
You're gonna need pressure now.
03:59
104, Rescue 1 and Tower 1 are both responding.
04:08
BLS 1 or 9 is responding?
04:11
Yeah for BLS 1.09.
04:19
All units responded, did not go in that hole.
04:29
Captain 41 to Captain 12.
04:32
Gotten 12.
04:36
There's a brick column when you come to this plantation road.
04:40
It's going to be pretty tight for the tower.
04:42
You're going to have to swing it wide from the left-hand side of 17 to get it in there.
04:46
You may have to back up too.
04:49
Understood.
04:54
Cut 12 and cop quarter.
04:58
Gotten 12. Gotten 12.
05:02
You're standing up, where you say you can't climb or move, before it is extremely right and where you die.
05:08
And if you walk in, you might fall in.
05:11
So when I make a pulley system,
05:13
hook your eye beam to pull them up.
05:18
Let me see, can we get the towers to where we need to?
05:28
Probably not.
05:32
Ten four.
05:38
Going by track's just blot just on.
05:46
51 and Tower 1, this is Medic 11.
05:49
Just being aware, you have some low hand trees.
05:53
All incoming, park where the trucks are and leave the driveway open to the scene for the medic unit.
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Location mentioned:
Near George Washington Memorial Hwy, Gloucester, VA 23061
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