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Montco Worker Airlifted After 25-Foot Fall From Roof In NJ, Video Shows Rescue Response: Police
A 46-year-old Pennsylvania man was rescued after he fell 25 feet from the roof of a building in Fairfield, NJ on Friday, Sept. 20, authorities said (scroll for video). At 10:54 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call reporting a man had fallen from the roof of a commercial building at 310 Fairfield Ave., Fairfield Police Officer Stacy Chiarolanza said. The man, who was allegedly employed by a roofing company from Delran and was conducting roof work at the time of the incident, fell from the roof onto metal piping where he became entrapped, Chiarolanza said. Numerous departments and pri…
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Six Partiers Rescued From Sinking Boat Along Schuylkill River: Coast Guard
Six partiers were rescued from a sinking 20-foot boat on the Schuylkill River in Southeast Philadelphia, authorities said. At about 12:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, first responders got a call from one of the boaters who said their vessel was taking on water at the Platt Bridge, the U.S. Coast Guard reported. The Philadelphia Fire Department's marine unit was able to pull alongside the boat and rescue its occupants, the Coast Guard said.
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NJ Man, 39, Drowns In Delaware Water Gap
A New Jersey man's body was discovered in the Delaware River, authorities said. The 39-year-old Lakewood man was found dead in Bushkill, Pennsylvania, on Monday, Aug. 26, a National Park Service spokesperson said in a news release. His body was spotted about 20 to 30 feet from the shore at the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Rangers and divers responded to the drowning call at Bushkill Access at around 1:45 p.m. The man's body was recovered in about seven feet of water at around 3:07 p.m. This is the second person of the summer to drown at th…
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Off-Duty Philly Cop Helps Rescue 4 From Fire
An off-duty police officer helped rescue four people from a house fire in Philadelphia, authorities said. Two people died at the scene of the fire, Philadelphia police said. On Saturday, Aug. 24, at 7:35 a.m., Philadelphia Police and Fire departments responded to a report of a residential fire and people trapped on the 900 block of Granite Street, in the 2nd District. The four recused victims were transported to Temple University Hospital and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children by PFD-Medic Units.