Middletown Firefighters Rescue Children Stuck In Tree Sunday

MIDDLETOWN, NJ — Middletown firefighters rescued two children who became stuck after they climbed 30 feet up a tree Sunday morning by the Village school. These are dramatic photos from the scene.

At 9:51 a.m. on Sunday, September 23 the Middletown Township volunteer fire department was dispatched to remove children stuck in a tree in the Old Village section of the Township.

Upon arrival, Second Assistant Chief John Freidman reported two children approximately thirty feet up in a tree. A police officer, Middletown patrolman Thomas Hughes had climbed up into the tree to help keep the children as calm as firefighters worked to safely remove them. Firefighters cleared branches on the tree to allow the tower ladder bucket to safely remove both children.

The situation was resolved in approximately twenty minutes per Chief Freidman. All units were cleared from the scene at 10:41 a.m.

Approximately 15 members from 3 companies of the Middletown Township Fire Department responded to the call from Port Monmouth, Belford Independent and the Old Village Fire Companies.

Leonardo First Aid stood by to provide emergency medical services.

No firefighter injuries were reported while operating at the scene.

All units operated safely under the supervision of Middletown Township Fire Department Second Assistant Chief John Freidman.

Photos by Mike Allegretta MTFD Station 6 and Colleen Kelly Leonardo First Aid