RFD responds to a vehicle into a pond

 

On Wednesday, June 17th at approximately 6:30 p.m., RFD Engine 36, Engine 35 and District Chief 35 along with BCFR Rescues 45 and 46 responded to the intersection of Huntington Ln and Eyster Blvd for a car reported to be rolled into a ditch.  Further information from dispatchers advised that two patients had been thrown from the vehicle, and one person was still trapped. 

Upon arrival, crews found that the vehicle had gone through the fence into a retention pond, and there were in fact only two patients who had crawled from the vehicle after impact.  One person was uninjured and was able to climb fire department ladders out of the pond.  The other patient was carefully removed by securing him to a backboard and hoisting him up on a ladder with ropes.  He was then transported from the scene in stable condition by helicopter to the nearest trauma center.

Posted by M. Clark