Crime & Safety

8-Year-Old Stuck in Tree Rescued in Woodbridge

The boy was 50 feet from the ground.

WOODBRIDGE, CT — It didn't take long for the Woodbridge Volunteer Fire Department's new 100-foot tower truck to come in handy. Firefighters rescued an 8-year-old boy who got stuck in a tree 50 feet above the ground.

Firefighters spent about 25 minutes getting the boy to safety on Richard Sweet Road, according to NBC Connecticut.

Read the full NBC story here.

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