Crime & Safety
Man Trapped Under Fallen AC Unit At Austin High School Rescued
Austin-Travis County EMS were called to Jams Bowie High School to extricate a man tapped under the air conditioning unit.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — A man at James Bowie High School was rescued on Monday after being trapped beneath a fallen air conditioning unit, emergency officials said.
Austin-Travis County EMS responded to the school, 4103 W Slaughter Lane, at around 3 p.m. Medics were able to extricate the adult male victim from underneath the AC unit before transporting him to St. David's South Austin Medical Center for treatment. The extent of the man's injuries is unknown, but medics categorized them as non-life-threatening.
It's unclear how the AC unit came to fall or if the injured man is a staff member at the school or a grounds worker. No other injuries were reported.
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The next time your air conditioner or heater goes out, think about this gentleman; he was trapped on a ladder w/a 500 lb. air handler pressing his chest and upper body against the wall: https://t.co/JP6D19LFqY Capt. Andy Schultz, AFD pic.twitter.com/9ubkVTJZwH
— Austin Fire Dept (@austinfiredept) February 13, 2019
FINAL 4100blk W Slaughter Ln (Bowie HS): #ATCEMSMedics have transported an adult male to St David’s South with non life threatening injuries after being trapped by an AC unit. No further information available.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) February 11, 2019
UPDATE 4100blk W Slaughter Ln: Patient has been freed from the AC unit. Currently moving to #ATCEMS ambulance for further evaluation by #ATCEMSMedics. Initial reports indicate non life threatening injuries. More information to follow.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) February 11, 2019
Multiple assets responding to 4100blk W Slaughter Ln (14:45) Rescue condition. Reports of an AC unit on the roof that has fallen onto a person trapping them. More information to follow.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) February 11, 2019
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