Maine firefighters rescue truck teetering over 60-foot drop
Firefighters in Rangeley, Maine, spent three hours Thursday rescuing a driver from a truck trapped on a rock, teetering between two ledges over a gorge full of water about 60 feet below, The Portland Press Herald reported.
The truck was traveling near Small Falls when it hit a guardrail, flying more than 40 feet through the air and off the roadway before coming to rest on the rock ledge, the Press Herald reported. About 25 firefighters responded to the scene, using a ladder bridge and rope harness to stabilize the truck before cutting through the roof and harnessing the driver, pulling him to safety.
Many firefighters had trained for similar situations in the same spot, but had never had to use the skills until Thursday, the Press Herald reported. The driver was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington to be treated for injuries, the severity of which was not known.
Read the full Press Herald story here.
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