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Updated · Fox News · Aug 31

Fort Worth Fire Department Rescues Crane Operator From 220-Foot Cab, Lowers Him in Under 1 Hour

Updated

Updated · Fox News · Aug 31

Fort Worth Fire Department Rescues Crane Operator From 220-Foot Cab, Lowers Him in Under 1 Hour

Q: What triggered the sudden mid-air crisis that left a crane operator trapped 22 stories above ground?

It was triggered by a **medical emergency suffered by the crane operator while inside the cab** about 220 feet up. Authorities have not publicly identified the exact medical condition or what specifically caused it. The Fort Worth Fire Department said only that it received a medical emergency call from the JPS Health Hospital construction site around 11:50 a.m. and found the patient still in the crane cab, unable to get down without a technical rescue. That lack of detail means the public record supports a narrow answer: the operator apparently became ill or otherwise medically incapacitated while working aloft, prompting firefighters to deploy a high-angle rescue team. After crews climbed the crane, provided care, and rigged a rope system, the operator was lowered safely and taken to a hospital in stable condition.

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 31

A medical emergency at 11:50 a.m. sent Fort Worth crews to the JPS Health Hospital construction site, where they found the patient inside a crane cab about 220 feet up.
Technical rescue teams climbed the crane ladder with all needed gear, began treatment at the top, and built a rope-and-rigging system for a safe descent.
Less than 1 hour after reaching him, crews lowered the crane operator to the ground and took him to a hospital in stable condition.
Fort Worth Fire Department said the cab sat more than 22 stories high and released photos of the rescue in a Facebook post.