Man Rescued from Submerged Truck by Bolivar, Canton, OH, Firefighters
They were at the right place at the right time.
And, that made all the difference for a 28-year-old man trapped in his truck in a creek.
The firefighters from Bolivar and Canton were returning from a hospital when they were flagged down by a motorist who told them a truck had just crossed the median and gone into the river, WKYC reported.
Bolivar irefighters Sarah Valentine and Ashley Curtner, along with Canton firefighter Kyle Gallagher, climbed over a fence, went into the creek and managed to free the injuried driver from the truck.
He didn't have a pulse when they retrieved him. He was transported to a local hospital, and later transferred to another for further treament. He was listed in critical condition.
Canton Fire Chief Steve Henderson praised the rescue effort: "Every day we do things that we do every day, but every day we don't do extraordinary things. What that crew did and the teamwork — it was extraordinary. They did a phenomenal job."
Bystanders also were lauded for stopping and alerting the crew about the crash.
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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.