A man trapped in an elevated sand hopper was rescued by technical rescue teams from Baltimore County and other jurisdictions.
The victim was trapped up to his waist in a hopper about 75 feet in the air, WBFF reported.
The Go Team from R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center responded to the Atlantic Concrete plant in Cockeysville to assist and monitor the patient, who remained conscious during the rescue effort.
The victim was rescued after more than an hour and walked to be checked out by an EMS crew.
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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.