Construction worker rescued after falling in 100-foot hole in Buckeye
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BUCKEYE, Ariz. - First responders in Buckeye rescued a worker who was trapped in a 100-foot hole at a construction site.
The city's police and fire departments responded just after 11:30 a.m. on April 19 to the scene near Miller Road and Durango.
FOX 10 cameras at the scene captured the moment the worker was hoisted up from the hole. The worker was taken to a hospital with unknown injuries.
According to the Buckeye Fire Department, they lowered a radio device down into the hole. The man was conscious, and able to talk to with his rescuers more than 100 feet above.
One of the fire paramedics was eventually lowered down into that hole, crews then hoisted them up.
"We train for incidents like this quite a bit. There's a lot of different challenges that come into a technical rescue, like the depth of the hole and how far you move down," Nic Cunningham said.
Neighbors say construction has been going on in this area for quite a while.
At this point, we don't know exactly how this man fell into the hole.
Cameras capture moment a worker was rescued from Buckeye hole
First responders in Buckeye managed to rescue a worker who was trapped in a 100-foot hole at a construction site. This is video taken at the moment the worker was lifted out of the hole. That worker was subsequently taken to the hospital.
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