A man is lucky to be alive after getting pinned inside a crevice in Eugene, Oregon. Fortunately, he was rescued.
The incident happened on January 18. The Eugene Springfield Fire Department revealed in a Facebook post that they had "an unusual rescue operation near the University of Oregon Sunday afternoon."
Man Falls Into Crevice
The original post reads, "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. 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."
Following the incident with the crevice, several praised both the first responders and the strangers that called.
One wrote, "A lot of miracles had to happen for this person to have a second chance of life. Not enough thanks for selfless service of our Fire Department, Rescue, Paramedic personnel and especially the one who called 911."
Another wrote, "Omg! Prayers for the guy and his family! Thank you first responders!"
