Crime & Safety
LI Woman Rescued After Falling Into Cesspool
No serious injuries were reported. Check out additional photos from the scene in the article below.
NORTH BABYLON, NY - Firefighters and police worked together to rescue a 77-year-old woman who fell into a cesspool in front of her North Babylon home on Wednesday afternoon.
The North Babylon Fire Department and Suffolk Police responded to the scene on Weeks Road at 6:26 p.m. after receiving a call that a person fell into a cesspool and was unable to get out.
The woman, a resident of the house, stepped on the cesspool cover at 4:30 p.m. and it gave way.
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Image via North Babylon Volunteer Fire Company
She fell four to six feet into the contaminants and was found approximately two hours later.
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The Technical Rescue Teams from the East Farmingdale Volunteer Fire Company Inc., the West Babylon Fire Department and the West Islip Fire Department also responded to the scene.
A ladder truck was also requested and supplied by the Deer Park Volunteer Fire Department.
Image via North Babylon Volunteer Fire Company
Once on scene, crews set up a perimeter, keeping everyone away from the hole.
They also setup a ladder over the cesspool and gave the woman an oxygen mask to put on themselves.
At the same time, a gas meter was lowered inside the hole to monitor how much oxygen was inside the hole.
Image via North Babylon Volunteer Fire Company
Upon the arrival of all technical rescue teams, Suffolk County Fire Rescue and Emergency Services Coordinators, Suffolk County Police Department Emergency Service Unit and the Operations Chief worked together to form a plan on how to safely extricate the woman.
A tripod was set up over the hole and all ropes were secured so crews could safely lower an East Farmingdale Fire Company tech rescue team member into the hole to get the woman out safely.
Once the tech rescue member was lowered into the hole, he applied a harness around the woman and the two were pulled out.
The woman was washed off and brought to an awaiting ambulance where she was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip for further evaluation in stable condition. She suffered from non-life-threatening injuries.
All photos via North Babylon Volunteer Fire Company
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