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Connecticut Firefighters Cut Open Playground Tube to Free Trapped 40-Year-Old
- A 40-year-old man became stuck inside a tube slide at Northeast Elementary School in Vernon, Connecticut, on Saturday just after 4:30 p.m.
- The man wedged in the middle of the slide caused a confined space rescue, leading local responders to dispatch fire, EMS, and police to the scene.
- Firefighters cut open the slide and used ventilation and oxygen to ease the man's extreme discomfort due to hot conditions before freeing him within 30 minutes.
- Officials from the fire department described the incident as an unusual response call and praised the crew's professionalism at the scene, adding that the man declined all medical care.
- The incident highlights unexpected risks on playground equipment and drew significant community attention via the fire department's Facebook post with over 1,000 engagements.
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Connecticut firefighters slice open playground slide to rescue 40-year-old man stuck inside
A crew of firefighters in Connecticut dedicated their Saturday afternoon to helping pry a grown man out of a children's slide at a local playground after he somehow wedged himself inside — feet and head first.
Crews rescue Connecticut man after getting stuck in playground slide - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
VERNON, Conn. (WSVN) — A man in Connecticut had to be rescued after he got stuck in a slide. The man got stuck in the middle section of a tube slide at a school playground in the town of Vernon. Rescue crews took apart the slide in order to get him freed. While it was deconstructed, firefighters sent up ventilation to keep him cool. The rescue operation took roughly 30 minutes and the man is expected to be OK.
Crews rescue 40-year-old man stuck in slide - Boston News, Weather, Sports
A day of fun took a surprising turn over the weekend when a man got stuck inside of a slide on a playground in Vernon, Connecticut. Rescuers found the 40-year-old man trapped in the middle section of the slide. They say he went “feet and head first” and got wedged in on his way down. In the hot weather, rescuing the man became a serious matter. Officials say he was in extreme discomfort from his position and from the heat of the sun. Ventilation…
Connecticut man rescued by emergency personnel after getting wedged in playground tube slide
VERNON, Conn. (WLNE) — Being young at heart doesn’t always pay off. A 40-year-old Connecticut man was extricated from a playground tube slide Saturday afternoon after getting stuck in the middle of structure, according to a Facebook post from the Town of Vernon Fire Department. Arriving rescue personnel found the man wedged feet and head first in the slide at approximately 4:30 p.m. at the Northeast Elementary School playground. The primary conc…
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