Crime & Safety
Man Wedged Behind Water Heater Rescued By Austin Medics
The patient in the incident along the 9100 block of Burnet Road just before 11:30 a.m. was treated for minor, non-life-threatening injuries.
AUSTIN, TX — Medics on Wednesday rescued a man who became wedged between a water heater and wall while in the throes of a psychiatric emergency in North Austin.
On Twitter, Austin-Travis County EMS reported on the incident that occurred along 9100 block of Burnet Road just before 11:30 a.m. The patient, a man in his 30s, was transported to an area hospital for evaluation after being extricated.
The man was treated for minor, non-life-threatening injuries, according to medics.
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UPDATE Confined Space Rescue at 9100 blk Burnet Rd: Patient has been extricated, and is being moved into ambulance for evaluation & transport by #ATCEMSMedics. Transport destination being determined. More information to follow. Pics from the scene attached. pic.twitter.com/XvdAcQ0hyb
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) December 4, 2019
Rescue assets from #ATCEMS & @AustinFireInfo on scene of a Confined Space Rescue at 9100 blk Burnet Rd (11:27). Rescuers on scene reporting the patient is pinned behind equipment in the boiler room of a hotel. Extrication planning in progress. More information to follow.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) December 4, 2019
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