Crime & Safety
Person's Fall From Wooded Area Prompts Emergency Response
Fire crews and medics responded to woods bordering westbound Ben White Boulevard where someone took a fall.
AUSTIN, TX — Emergency personnel were dispatched to rescue a person who fell from a wooded area on Friday, officials said.
Fire crews and medics responded to woods bordering westbound Ben White Boulevard, according to a tweet just before 10:35 a.m. The patient sustained non-life-threatening injuries, fire officials said.
It's unclear what may have caused the person to fall. No further details were given.
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Austin Fire and @ATCEMS personnel effecting rescue of an individual that fell from the wooded area bordering westbound Ben White Blvd. The patient appears to have non-life threatening injuries. pic.twitter.com/StloZAwhgr
— Austin Fire Info (@AustinFireInfo) January 4, 2020
Austin Fire completed the low angle rescue and the patient has been turned over to @ATCEMS personnel. The incident has been terminated. pic.twitter.com/jGwsb75iF5
— Austin Fire Info (@AustinFireInfo) January 4, 2020
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