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20-Foot Fall Hospitalizes Wastewater Contractor In PA, Police Say (UPDATE) 20-Foot Fall Hospitalizes Wastewater Contractor In PA, Police Say (UPDATE)
20-Foot Fall Hospitalizes Wastewater Contractor In PA, Police Say (Update) A man was rescued from a tank at Ephrata Borough Authority’s wastewater treatment plant, authorities said.  The 30-year-old man working as a contractor on a rehabilitation project plummeted into an empty concrete tank approximately 20 feet down around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, May 25, 2023, authorities said. "Medical professionals used ladders to descend into the tank and treated the man inside, while crews outside prepared to (extricate) him, which took over an hour," police stated in a release around 6 p.m., adding, "Local fire companies worked together and lifted the patient out of the t…

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Police Sergeant's Son ID'd Days After Falling To Death Out Of Window In Pittsburgh Suburb Police Sergeant's Son ID'd Days After Falling To Death Out Of Window In Pittsburgh Suburb
Police Sergeant's Son ID'd Days After Falling To Death Out Of Window In Pittsburgh Suburb The infant son of a police sergeant who fell out of a window in a Pittsburgh suburb on Tuesday, August 30, has died, authorities say. Henry "Hank" Witucki, 1, fell out of a window of the second-story window of his family's home in the 100 block of Winchester Drive in Plum Borough around 6:30 p.m., Allegheny County police say.  The infant survived the fall and was rushed to UPMC's Children's Hospital in critical condition, according to Allegheny County police. He remained in the ICU for several days but succumbed to his injuries on Saturday, September 3, according to the Allegheny County Med…

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