WASHINGTON — A Metro worker who fell down a shaft in Bethesda, Maryland, was rescued early Thursday.
Montgomery County Fire spokesman Pete Piringer says the man fell to the bottom of the Elm Street vent shaft on Wisconsin Avenue, about 20 or 30 feet.
Rescuers pulled him to the surface around 1:30 a.m. He sustained several injuries, including a hurt leg and exposure to the cold, but he’s expected to be OK.
Bethesda – MCFRS Fire Chief Scott Goldstein briefs local media OS of earlier rescue of Metro worker injured in fall about 130a Thurs morn pic.twitter.com/BocWhOtn74
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) January 5, 2017
Update – Metro Elm St Shaft – patient had been extricated, ~35' below grade, Pri2 trauma, NLT injuries, worker fell ~20' pic.twitter.com/R8lP7ZebsF
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) January 5, 2017
