Crime & Safety
Upper Moreland Firefighters Rescue Man Trapped In Backhoe
Firefighters used the "Jaws of Life" to rescue the trapped, older man.
Firefighters rescued a man trapped in a backhoe on his property on Friday, according to a report by The Intelligencer.
The incident took place on Hatboro road in the afternoon. It took firefighters about 15 minutes to free the trapped man, the report states.
The report states the man was stuck between the forks of the machine and the machine itself.
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