Heroes: Tenafly Firefighters Rescue Contractor Who Broke Ankle In Roof Ladder Fall

Tenafly firefighters rescued a contractor who broke his ankle when he fell from a ladder Tuesday afternoon while working on a roof.

Tenafly Fire Department
Photo Credit: *Bill Tompkins*

Jerry DeMarco

10/06/2020 4:45 p.m.

The 59-year-old contractor fell from one level of the roof to another at a Woodland Park Drive home shortly after 3 p.m., Police Chief Robert Chamberlain said.

Firefighters climbed up and lowered the victim down in a Stokes basket, assisted by police, Chamberlain said.

The Tenafly Volunteer Ambulance Corps took him to Hackensack University Medical Center for treatment, the chief said.

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