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Police ID 2 Bodies Recovered From Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Others May Be Encased In Concrete Police ID 2 Bodies Recovered From Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Others May Be Encased In Concrete
Police ID 2 Bodies Recovered From Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Others May Be Encased In Concrete The bodies of two construction workers were reportedly recovered from the site of the Francis Scot Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore Wednesday, March 27, according to state police and multiple reports. The bodies of Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, 35, and Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, 26, were recovered from a red pickup truck about 25 feet under water in the Patapsco River, near the middle span of the bridge around 10 a.m., Maryland State Police said at a briefing on Wednesday. Police believe other vehicles are encased in concrete that came down in the collapse. All six of the Brawner Buil…

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by Zak Failla
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First Responders Rescue Worker Injured On Roof Of Northwest DC Building (VIDEO) First Responders Rescue Worker Injured On Roof Of Northwest DC Building (VIDEO)
First Responders Rescue Worker Injured On Roof Of Northwest DC Building (Video) A contractor in downtown DC found himself in a perilous position after suffering an injury while working on the roof of a building on Tuesday morning. It was DC Fire and EMS personnel to the rescue on Jan. 23 when they were called into action at around 8 a.m. in the 600 block of Park Road NW, requiring them to get creative with a construction crane.  Hi-angle rescue 600 block Park Rd NW. Injured worker on roof of building under construction. We will utilize a construction crane to lower victim in a rescue basket called a stokes. Injuries not life threatening. #DCsBravest pic.twitter…

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by Zak Failla
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Crews Rescue Employees Trapped On Transmission Tower In Northwest DC (UPDATED) Crews Rescue Employees Trapped On Transmission Tower In Northwest DC (UPDATED)
Crews Rescue Employees Trapped On Transmission Tower In Northwest DC (Updated) UPDATED: The workers were safely removed from the elevator at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Rescue operations are in progress in Northwest DC after two employees found themselves in a perilous position hundreds of feet above the ground. DC Fire and EMS personnel were called shortly before 3 p.m. on Tuesday to a broadcast tower in the 4000 block of Nebraska Avenue NW, with two employees trapped in an elevator on the side of the structure. UPDATE on High angle rescue NBC 4 broadcast tower. The WRC 4 employees were safely removed from elevator at 4:15pm. No injuries. pic.twitter.com/VETLp5EgsC — …

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by Zak Failla
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Crews Rappel Into Ravine To Rescue Woman Injured Crashing At Rock Creek Park (VIDEO) Crews Rappel Into Ravine To Rescue Woman Injured Crashing At Rock Creek Park (VIDEO)
Crews Rappel Into Ravine To Rescue Woman Injured Crashing At Rock Creek Park (Video) First responders jumped into action on Tuesday afternoon to rescue a woman who found herself in a perilous position after crashing over an embankment and into a tributary at Rock Creek Park. DC Fire and EMS personnel were called at approximately 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25 to investigate a reported crash on Piney Branch Parkway near Beach Drive NW that left a woman trapped inside her vehicle. Crash with entrapment Piney Branch Pkwy & Beach Dr NW. Vehicle down embankment at the creek. #DCsBravest — DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) April 25, 2023 Crews were able to extract the woman fro…

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by Zak Failla
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Construction Worker Hoisted To Safety At DC Worksite (VIDEO) Construction Worker Hoisted To Safety At DC Worksite (VIDEO)
Construction Worker Hoisted To Safety At DC Worksite (Video) First responders in Washington, DC made a daring rescue on Monday morning when a construction worker found himself in a perilous position. DC Fire and EMS personnel were called to a worksite at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Monday, April 24, where there was a report of a worker who suffered a medical emergency and needed to be extricated away in the 600 block of Howard Road SE. Below grade rescue 600 block Howard Rd SE. Medical emergency at construction site. Working to determine best means of extricating patient. #DCsBravest — DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) April 24, 2023 Approximately 30 …

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by Zak Failla
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Pair Leading Wild I-395 Pursuit Try Swimming Across Roaches Run After Crash With Troopers Pair Leading Wild I-395 Pursuit Try Swimming Across Roaches Run After Crash With Troopers
Pair Leading Wild I-395 Pursuit Try Swimming Across Roaches Run After Crash With Troopers Two people who sprung out of a vehicle and tried swimming across Roaches Run were in custody after leading Virginia State Troopers on a wild pursuit along Interstate 395, State Police said. The incident began just before 1 a.m. Wednesday, April 19, when a Virginia State Police trooper tried stopping a vehicle displaying improper registration, VA State Police said. When the trooper activated his emergency lights and sirens to attempt a traffic stop at 18th Street and S. Crystal Drive, the vehicle refused and sped away, initiating a pursuit.  The pursuit continued north on I-395, a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Workers Rescued From Scaffold Several Stories Up High-Rise Building In Fairfax County Workers Rescued From Scaffold Several Stories Up High-Rise Building In Fairfax County
Workers Rescued From Scaffold Several Stories Up High-Rise Building In Fairfax County No wonder everybody hates Mondays. First responders in Fairfax County went above and beyond while showing no fear on Monday morning as they came to the rescue of workers who were stuck on scaffolding several stories up on a high-rise building. The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department posted shortly before 11 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 6 that units were called to 1800 Chain Bridge Road to aid an employee who fell from a scaffolding and was at least 13 stories up. Officials said that the worker was rescued onto a balcony and was evaluated by paramedics. Two additional workers stuck on anothe…

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by Zak Failla
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'This Is Not A Survivable Distance:' Maryland Plane Crash 911 Calls With Pilot Released 'This Is Not A Survivable Distance:' Maryland Plane Crash 911 Calls With Pilot Released
'This Is Not A Survivable Distance:' Maryland Plane Crash 911 Calls With Pilot Released Investigators in Maryland have released 911 calls that were made by pilot Patrick Merkle after he made a crash landing and got his plane tied up in power lines in what could have been a harrowing incident. The new calls showed Merkle, 65, a Washington, DC resident, staying relatively calm through the terrifying ordeal that left him in a perilous condition about 100 feet off the ground as he awaited rescue from first responders in Montgomery County who rushed to the scene. “I’ve flown into a tower northwest of the Gaithersburg Airport … One of the electrical towers. Our aircraft is pinned in…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Electrocuted To Death In Fairfax County: Police Man Electrocuted To Death In Fairfax County: Police
Man Electrocuted To Death In Fairfax County: Police The man who firefighters rescued from a tree Friday morning, June 3, after he was electrocuted has died, authorities said.  The man was trimming tree branches in the 4600 block of Luxberry Drive, in Fairfax near the Nova Medical Group, around 8:30 a.m when he was electrocuted, Fairfax County Police said on Twitter.  Officers on scene of a death investigation in 4600 blk of Luxberry Dr. Prelim, a man was trimming tree branches & was electrocuted. He was taken to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Detectives are responding to investigate. For updates, https://t.co/sjnCBzqCEn…

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by Josh Lanier