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ESF crews rescue trapped man near Willamette River in Eugene

ESF said in a press release that it took about 20 people to extract a trapped man from between a concrete wall and quarry stone near the Willamette River Sunday in Eugene.
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ESF said in a press release that it took about 20 people to extract a trapped man from between a concrete wall and quarry stone near the Willamette River Sunday in Eugene.

On Sunday, Eugene Springfield Fire crews rescued a person who’d been pinned between a concrete wall and large quarry stone near the Willamette River.

People walking nearby had called ESF about a possible cardiac arrest in the area of 2000 Garden Avenue in Eugene.

According to a press release, it took several crews, about 20 personnel, to help with the rescue. The man in his 30s was taken to a hospital. He had a body temperature of 76 degrees.

ESF says if it hadn’t been for bystanders calling them, the victim might not have survived.

The rescue happened near Garden Avenue in Eugene.
Map screenshot provided by Eugene Springfield Fire.
The rescue happened near Garden Avenue in Eugene.