When ER24 paramedics arrived at the scene the worker was still entrapped in the ground and was buried in soil up to his shoulders. Metro rescue promptly dispatched their Rescue seven vehicle which is their specialized structural collapse unit.ER24 also dispatched the ER24 Discovery Medicopter to the scene.
Paramedics and rescue workers then carefully extracted the worker as to not cause any further engulfment from the side walls of the trench. The rescue took just over an hour to complete and crowds applauded the efforts of the Emergency Medical personnel as the worker was hoisted from the trench.
Once the worker was placed on the parking lot of the hospital, paramedics where able to asses the patient completely. The worker had allegedly sustained significant injuries to his lower extremities and was taken to hospital per ambulance.
Andre Visser
ER24
