Fire Crews Respond To Unusual Rescue In Eugene. (Photo)
- 01/18/26
Eugene, OR. Eugene Springfield Fire responded to an unusual rescue operation on near the University of Oregon Sunday afternoon. Just 12PM on January 18th, ESF crews were called to a possible cardiac arrest in the area of 2000 Garden Ave in Eugene. Bystanders walking along a Willamette River diversion, noticed a person 10-15’ down a crevice and called 911. Arriving crews found an unresponsive individual pinned between a concrete diversion wall and large quarry stone. Several crews with a total of 20 personnel responded for staffing and specialty equipment to aid in the rescue. In all it took about one hour to remove the victim and transport them to RiverBend. The victim a mid 30‘s male was transported in critical condition with a body temp of 76 degrees. If not for these attentive bystanders, the victim would not have survived much longer.
Fire Crews Respond To Unusual Rescue In Eugene. (Photo)
- 01/18/26
Eugene, OR. Eugene Springfield Fire responded to an unusual rescue operation on near the University of Oregon Sunday afternoon. Just 12PM on January 18th, ESF crews were called to a possible cardiac arrest in the area of 2000 Garden Ave in Eugene. Bystanders walking along a Willamette River diversion, noticed a person 10-15’ down a crevice and called 911. Arriving crews found an unresponsive individual pinned between a concrete diversion wall and large quarry stone. Several crews with a total of 20 personnel responded for staffing and specialty equipment to aid in the rescue. In all it took about one hour to remove the victim and transport them to RiverBend. The victim a mid 30‘s male was transported in critical condition with a body temp of 76 degrees. If not for these attentive bystanders, the victim would not have survived much longer.