Crime & Safety
Elderly Man Falls Down Castro Valley Hillside, Rescued: Video
Firefighters performed a low-angle rescue to bring him to safety.
CASTRO VALLEY, CA — Fire officials say an 82-year-old man was taken to a hospital after he fell about 80 feet down a hill in Alameda County Wednesday night and was rescued by firefighters, according to the county's fire department.
The man had been rescued from a hill on Greenridge Court in Castro Valley.
Firefighters performed a low angle technical rescue after the man fell down the hill in his backyard.
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After the rescue, the man did not have any complaints of pain or injuries, however, he was taken to a hospital as a precaution, fire officials say.
Greenridge Court Update: The 82 y/o patient was transported to a nearby hospital by Paramedics Plus. Although he had no complaints or injuries, due to the location of the fall, he was transported as a precaution. #CastroValley pic.twitter.com/uEC7lWheoi
— Alameda County Fire (@AlamedaCoFire) September 13, 2018
— Bay City News; Image via Alameda County Fire Department
