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Crane operator hailed a hero in concrete tank rescue

Crane operator hailed a hero in concrete tank rescue
RESCUE CREWS IN NEVADA ARE CALLING A CRANE OPERATOR A HERO FOR WHAT HE DID TO GET AN INJURED COWORKER OUT OF A CONCRETE TANK. THE NEVADA FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS A MAN FELL 25 FEET INTO THE TANK AT A RURAL CONSTRUCTION SITE JUST A FEW MILES SOUTH OF TOWN. PARAMEDICS WERE ABLE TO CLIMB DOWN AND STABILIZE THE MAN, BUT THE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE CRANE WAS USED TO LIFT THE VICTIM OUT OF THE TANK. HE WAS TAKEN TO TH
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Crane operator hailed a hero in concrete tank rescue
Rescue crews are calling a crane operator a hero for what he did to get an injured co-worker out of a concrete tank. According to the Nevada Fire Department, a man fell 25 feet into that tank at a rural construction site a few miles south of Nevada.Paramedics were able to climb down and stabilize the man.The department said a crane was used to lift the victim out of the tank.The victim was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive.

Rescue crews are calling a crane operator a hero for what he did to get an injured co-worker out of a concrete tank.

According to the Nevada Fire Department, a man fell 25 feet into that tank at a rural construction site a few miles south of Nevada.

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Paramedics were able to climb down and stabilize the man.

The department said a crane was used to lift the victim out of the tank.

The victim was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive.