Man injured after 20-foot fall from overpass in Seattle, Seattle WA


A man fell about 20 feet from an overpass on Martin Luther King Jr. Way South in Seattle. He is awake and alert but has a fractured left arm and possible lung injury. Emergency responders are on the scene providing care.
Audio|Source: Seattle Fire
02:20
Transcript:
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Engine 30 made six response.
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M.O. King, Dunaway, South, and South Hanford Street.
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Engine 30 is that.
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One of the 16 Junaway, south, South Hanford.
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Okay,
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patient fell approximately 20 feet from the overpass on ML King, southbound lane.
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Letter 9 from the U Village, men.
00:15
There's some sort of odor in the back of the store.
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We're having everybody clear out now.
00:19
We'll wait for you to get here to use your devices.
00:22
This badge from LIDO 3, you can place LIDO 3 in service.
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Black, Strainful Service.
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Head to 28 for Mention 30.
00:28
We have a conscious patient.
00:30
It looks like you go. 20 feet from one overpass, in the middle of the street.
00:33
He's alert-oriented, so far with a fractured, left humorous.
00:39
Mention 13 is up.
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medic 28 from engine 13 your best access is going to come from rainier and Hanford and then head over to ML King and then we have the southbound lanes blocks so you can go wrong way on the southbound lanes on ML King
00:56
okay And Medic 28 from Engine 13, you got approximately 30-year-old male who's awake, AMO times 3.
01:03
We do have some decreased lung sounds on the left side.
01:07
We're still getting vitals.
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We don't see,
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we have, looks like some, a little bit of trauma on the left arm.
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28 of him.
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Location mentioned:
S Hanford St & Martin Luther King Jr Way S, Seattle, WA 98144
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