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Syracuse firefighters responded to a call that a person had fallen from the Dickerson St. bridge into the Onondaga Creek.
Firefighters from Station 1 (900 S. State St.) and Station 6 (601 S. West St.) were on scene in less than 2 minutes.
On arrival, firefighters found the patient had landed on the rocky bank of the creek and was unable to escape due to injuries.
Rescuers made their way to the victim, assessed injuries and packaged the patient.
They then used ropes, a specially designed stretcher, and a stokes basket to carefully lift the victim up a steep embankment, to a waiting ambulance.
The victim was transported to a local hospital, their condition is not known at this time.
In total, 17 firefighters responded to the scene, including command and support staff.
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