WHITING – Several first responders rescued a resident who was trapped beneath a collapsed shed Sunday afternoon.
Whiting Fire Company Station 33 was dispatched to the Fox Hollow section of town for a structural collapse around 1:30 p.m. The chief arrived on location and found one person trapped under a collapsed shed.
Crews were instructed to bring rescue airbags, saws and cribbing. The crews worked to lift the structure and saws were then used to gain access to the person. They were successfully extricated from the structure and brought to Bowker Field for a Medivac, Whiting Fire Company said.
Responding to the scene was an engine from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst as well as Engine 3311, Brush 3339, Utility 3327, an engine from Station 60 and 6200. Assisting on scene with patient care were EMTs from Manchester EMS and Paramedics from RWJ.
